A new Pew survey finds that the GOP position on major issues facing the country is held by one-third or fewer Americans.
The Plum Line: Morning Plum
The Morning Plum: Americans will blame GOP for sequester
Republicans who believe they'll be able to shift the blame for the sequester to Obama should probably reconsider the results of the last election.
The Morning Plum: GOP is in weak position in sequester fight
In trying to shift blame for the sequester to Obama, Republicans are implicitly admitting that deep spending cuts are politically perilous for whichever party owns them.
The Morning Plum: Over 100 House Dems tell Obama — no cuts to entitlement benefits
Many liberals still worry that in the end, the White House and Democrats will accept cuts to entitlements benefits to reach a fiscal deal.
The Morning Plum: Dems to use minimum wage against GOP in 2014
Democrats are convinced that the minimum wage fight will play directly to voter perceptions of which party is really on the side of economically struggling Americans.
The Morning Plum: Obama’s ambitious second term agenda intensifies GOP’s dilemma
Republicans now need to decide if they want to play the role of a functional opposition party.
The Morning Plum: Marco Rubio won’t offer any real GOP “alternative”
As long as Republicans remain tethered to reflexive government-is-bad rhetoric, they will struggle to articulate a positive role government can play in people's lives.
The Morning Plum: Go on offense, Mr. President
The emerging majority coalition that reelected Obama agrees with his vision of government. The President should speak to those voters in his State of the Union speech.
The Morning Plum: Only one party is willing to compromise. It isn’t the GOP.
The GOP's explicit position on the sequester is that allowing it to happen is preferable to compromising with Dems.
The Morning Plum: GOP resolve on sequester begins to crack
Republicans face a stark choice: Either agree to a compromise that gives both sides what they want, or let the sequester gut defense and scuttle the recovery.