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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Given where the R's have been in the House the last few years, her boast may be viable.
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The problem is that all the Dems voted against CAFTA, and that was the litmus test for most business lobbies. Before they could argue they were relatively probusiness, but the CAFTA vote sent that argument right out the door.
The Dems thought they could use all sorts of political double talk to just hide the fact the reason why they voted against CAFTA was just to stick it to Bush. In fact some of the Dems own bankbenchers bought the political double talk (that CAFTA wasn't really pro-free trade) and now are completely amazed that the business lobby has abandoned them. The business lobby, unlike the general public, is less susceptible to the political spin, and the Dems should have realized this.
Normally, the Business lobby would back both horses in the race just in case the Dems won. But now the business lobby isn't backing the Dems at all even thought the Dems have a strong chance of taking over
(which is a huge shift).
