NPR writes Democrats Snared By Republican Tax Trap. "In the run-up to the mid-term election, on Thursday, Democrats decided to put off a vote on extending the tax cuts until after the election. Democratic lawmakers in close races worried that a vote to extend the cuts only for households with incomes below the $250,000 threshold, the preferred approach of President Obama and congressional leaders, would expose them to the toxic charge of voting for higher taxes."
It walks through the various possibilities of how the election comes out and what that means for the vote. It all seems pretty dumb.
In a two year voting cycle and a 24 news cycle and with an internet that never forgets, it doesn't matter when votes happen. As long as the Democrats continue to allow the Republicans to frame the conversation, they're going to lose. In this case it's "vote to raise taxes". How different would be it be if it was "vote to lower deficit"?
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