I can’t say I blame them, but keep in mind that any vote for a House Democrat is also a vote for Nancy Pelosi to remain as Speaker of the House.
LA Times: As President Obama’s approval ratings sag and the mood of voters sours, some Democratic congressional candidates are distancing themselves from the White House, with the back-channel blessing of party officials.
The candidates are positioning themselves as independent voices no less frustrated with the Obama administration than people back home.
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, a Democrat who represents a California Central Valley district burdened by high unemployment and home foreclosures, said in an interview: “The Obama administration has failed miserably in trying to solve the problem.”
Rep. Jim Costa, a Democrat who also represents California’s Central Valley, blames Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for not doing enough to alleviate a drought that has hobbled farmers. Costa said his phone calls to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have gone unreturned.
“They’re not listening carefully enough to the people I represent,” Costa said.
Asked whether he wants the president to campaign for him, Costa said: “I’m more popular in my district than the president.”
Far from discouraging an independent stance, the White House political operation and the Democratic congressional leadership are tacitly putting out word that the strategy may be a useful one, according to party campaign operatives.
If you read the whole article you’ll see that the crabby Democrats have different reasons for straying from Obama. Cordoza’s upset that Obama hasn’t spread the wealth around fast enough. Did it ever occur to him that the economic woes facing the people of California are due to decades of liberal policies? Maybe he ought to be pushing for more economic freedom, not more bailouts.
Then there’s Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark), who thinks Obama needs to be more centrist. Heh! Fat chance of that happening any time soon.
Via memeorandum
Every Democrat sits on the left side of the aisle and, as we have seen in the last year, there is no such thing as a Blue Dog or moderate Democrat. When it comes down to it, Democrat ideology is not moderate or centrist. Therefore, Democrats vote for Democrat issues.
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