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I\u2019ve done my best to convince myself that the media are overswarming this State of the Union address, and I keep saying to myself, \u201cGood grief, this is just one year in.\u201d But the facts keep defeating that thought: with elections looming this Fall, with the defeat of a Democrat in Massachusetts \u2014 the only State with a comparable health care plan \u2014 and with the news frenzy over what the polls are saying, we have to own up to a reality: This speech really matters, and what matters most for me is that he has to gain the confidence of those who are on the fence.<\/i> Diehard Dems are with him no matter what; diehard GOP aren\u2019t with him. But can he convince the rest?\n
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What are you thinking about tonight\u2019s State of the Union address? Are you \u201cho-hum\u201d on this one? Do you think this is a make or break speech?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What did you think of the President\u2019s speech? Anything raise flags for you? Any major shifts? I\u2019ve done my best to convince myself that the media are overswarming this State of the Union address, and I keep saying to myself, \u201cGood grief, this is just one year in.\u201d But the facts keep defeating that thought: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1732],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-issues"],"yoast_head":"\nState of the Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What did you think of the President's speech? Anything raise flags for you? 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