AmericasDemocrats.org–July 15th, 2012
Who cares about swing voters? Why should taxes go up? Why did Barney Frank choose to get married now?
Alan Abramowitz
Alan Abramowitz is a professor of political science at Emory University and well known for correctly predicting most of the presidential election outcomes. He has not yet made his 2012 prediction, but he does tell President Obama to forget the swing voters and concentrate instead on turning out his base. http://polisci.emory.edu/home/people/abramowitz.html
Simon Johnson
Economist Simon Johnson explains the current fiscal crisis as one caused by Republican refusal to pay for Social Security and Medicare. If America doesn’t have a more informed debate, he says, the chances of a true fiscal disaster go up. His solution – re-elect President Obama AND resist extending the Bush tax cuts to everyone. http://baselinescenario.com/
Barney Frank
Bill Press talks with retiring Congressman and newlywed Barney Frank on why he decided to marry his partner before leaving Congress, and on the nation’s fiscal crisis and congressional gridlock. http://www.billpressshow.com/ http://frank.house.gov/