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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 880570" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>[h=1]Liberals vow to challenge Obama in Democratic primaries[/h]Worried the liberal voice is being drowned out in the presidential campaign, progressive leaders said Monday they want to field a slate of candidates against President <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Obama</a> in the Democratic primaries to make him stake out liberal stances as he seeks re-election.</p><p>The group’s call has been endorsed by more than 45 other liberal leaders. They want to recruit six candidates who bring expertise ranging from poverty to the military the intent is not to defeat <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Mr. Obama</a></p><p>But to make him focus on issues that might get lost in a purely <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Obama</a>-versus-<a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/republican-party/" target="_blank">GOP</a> discussion.Defeating an incumbent in a primary is a tall order, but opponents can expose weaknesses, as <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/pat-buchanan/" target="_blank">Patrick J. Buchanan</a> did in 1992 to the first President <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/george-w-bush/" target="_blank">Bush</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ted-kennedy/" target="_blank">Sen. Edward M. Kennedy</a> did in 1980 to President <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/carter-bush/" target="_blank">Carter</a>.</p><p>“We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/" target="_blank">Obama</a> in the name of poor and working people” said <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/cornel-west/" target="_blank">Cornel West</a>, an author and professor at Princeton University. “His administration has tilted too much toward Wall Street, we need policies that empower Main Street.”</p><p></p><p>Darrell West of the Brookings Institution said the group should find a high-profile liberal to challenge the president if it is to be effective.</p><p>“The group should consider the fact that one of the greatest predictors of a one-versus-two-term president is having an in-party challenge,” <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/cornel-west/" target="_blank">Mr. West</a> said. “Presidents with no nomination challenge such as Reagan, Clinton, and <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/george-w-bush/" target="_blank">Bush</a> won re-election while those with a significant in-party challenge such as <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/carter-bush/" target="_blank">Carter</a> and George Herbert Walker Bush lost their bids for re-election.”</p><p><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/19/liberals-vow-challenge-obama-democratic-primaries/" target="_blank">www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/19/liberals-vow-challenge-obama-democratic-primaries/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 880570, member: 12952"] [h=1]Liberals vow to challenge Obama in Democratic primaries[/h]Worried the liberal voice is being drowned out in the presidential campaign, progressive leaders said Monday they want to field a slate of candidates against President [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Obama[/URL] in the Democratic primaries to make him stake out liberal stances as he seeks re-election. The group’s call has been endorsed by more than 45 other liberal leaders. They want to recruit six candidates who bring expertise ranging from poverty to the military the intent is not to defeat [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Mr. Obama[/URL] But to make him focus on issues that might get lost in a purely [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Obama[/URL]-versus-[URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/republican-party/"]GOP[/URL] discussion.Defeating an incumbent in a primary is a tall order, but opponents can expose weaknesses, as [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/pat-buchanan/"]Patrick J. Buchanan[/URL] did in 1992 to the first President [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/george-w-bush/"]Bush[/URL] and [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ted-kennedy/"]Sen. Edward M. Kennedy[/URL] did in 1980 to President [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/carter-bush/"]Carter[/URL]. “We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barack-obama/"]Obama[/URL] in the name of poor and working people” said [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/cornel-west/"]Cornel West[/URL], an author and professor at Princeton University. “His administration has tilted too much toward Wall Street, we need policies that empower Main Street.” Darrell West of the Brookings Institution said the group should find a high-profile liberal to challenge the president if it is to be effective. “The group should consider the fact that one of the greatest predictors of a one-versus-two-term president is having an in-party challenge,” [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/cornel-west/"]Mr. West[/URL] said. “Presidents with no nomination challenge such as Reagan, Clinton, and [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/george-w-bush/"]Bush[/URL] won re-election while those with a significant in-party challenge such as [URL="http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/carter-bush/"]Carter[/URL] and George Herbert Walker Bush lost their bids for re-election.” [url]www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/19/liberals-vow-challenge-obama-democratic-primaries/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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