How will Obama govern AFTER the election?

[yurbud]

Obama has taken some good partisan shots at the GOP during the campaign, but how will he govern once the election is over?

Will he go back to the bipartisan kumbayah, giving away half the pie to the GOP in exchange for NO votes?

Or will he start pushing for stronger legislation and tell congressional Dems to start playing procedural hardball since the GOP is going to say no anyway?

And will the outcome of the election affect his governing style at all?

[mkultra]

1. He will move to the left no matter what.

Its standard to use your first term near the center and the last term hitting the controversial issues.

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. He'll move to the right no matter what happens

For Obama's administration, any excuse to move rightwards is a good one.

[OHdem10]

3. Tweety just explained: It is expected that Obama is to work with

the Republicans. They should take the CatFood Commission
Report and pass some serious Legislation--Entitlements.
If they do not do it now they will never do it.

It this happens, IMO,
Get ready for AUSTERITY. Bond Markets around the world
are pushing countries to get the Deficits under Control.
Bond Markets want the people to make up for the Banking
Screw up according to a Reporter from UK.

Austerity in Spain and France have the people in the street.
Reporter from UK says the Brits are in a dazed state. Cameron
hand promised he would make the changes gradually, but the
Bond Markets pushed for more stringent moves. When they
come out of the stupor of shock, we will probably see them
joining the French and Spanish.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. Which is why I hope that Obama flips the pundits the bird and does the opposite

I can see President Obama and some of the Republican *leadership* paying a certain amount "lip service" to the idea and both sides *saying* that they're going to try to work together but I have absolutely no idea how it's going to happen and I can see President Obama giving up on the idea pretty quick and running against (and in circles around) the Republicans for the next two years. Republicans in Congress have already been pretty blatant about what they will try to do to the country and President Obama if they take power and none of it has ANYTHING to do with working together with President Obama and/or the Democrats. I imagine that they'll also be pretty busy keeping a lid on the "Tea Party Caucus". If the Republicans take control of the House and/or the Senate, it may well end up being a "Pyrrhic Victory" for them in the long run. The next (at least) two years may end up being the most miserable ones of McConnell's, Boehner's, Cantor's, et. al careers. It may even (if we're really lucky) bring out the final implosion of the Republican Party that we've all been waiting to see actually happen. *fingers crossed*

[txlibdem]

6. Thus far, Obama has been a center-right President so far so why would he NOT want to help RW agenda

I can only hope and pray that Americans have as much backbone as the French!!!

[yurbud]

13. we should have austerity--for the RICH. kick taxes for them back to Eisenhower levels

Until the learn that they are American citizens not our owners.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Based upon those who wouldn't ever like anything the Prez would or has ever done....

he might as well govern exactly how he chooses.....
cause I've noticed that no matter whose ass one kiss,
they will still bite your hand off anytime they feel like it,
and for no fucking reason.

[LeftyAndProud60]

7. govern? How can he with the nuts that America is about to elect? NT

[stray cat]

8. finally an informed answer!

[xchrom]

9. The objections to a guy who pushed through Romney-care

Are ginned up and phony.

Obama will continue his neo-liberal course - which is
To incrementally take from the middle and push it to
The corporations.

[Demeter]

10. Obama will not change, and for that, he will suffer the consequences

I've never seen a man less able to cope with reality. He's like the badminton shuttlecock, and Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are the players.

[BlueIris]

11. Other: the White House will be completely different by December.

Possibly literally.

[yurbud]

14. i hope you have some insider info that leads you to say that

[CTLawGuy]

12. I snicker at people who say he will "move to the left"

it will be either compromise even more, or do nothing and accept stalemate-meaning no progress on any issues ever. (To be honest, he may not even have the first option). So if you are a person who thinks sitting at home in protest is a viable option, think again.

[Kdillard]

15. Other people will complain no matter what he does.