Politics+–+Olney+2010

=Updates: things needed for Saturday= LINKS japan turkey Kuwait Nation-building popular/unpopular Dead troops cause/don't cause backlash It’s easy/not easy to spin things as related to terror/security Military (contracters) powerful Agencies link, don’t link (DOD, etc.)

START DA Impacts More U

MIDTERMS More U Ev that Dems will pass stuff if they hold, and won’t if they lose. Examples: Immigration Cap and trade Repeal tax cuts Balanced budget Govt shutdown (send those cites to someone else)

GENERAL U Yes/no Obama popular Yes/no capital Yes/no democratic unity Yes/no bipart

=Agenda DA=

Links – Michelle, Meghna, Vinay
A lot of cards for withdrawal from each of the 6 countries being popular/unpopular Withdrawal angers hawks/GOP Withdrawal unpopular with the public Nation-building popular/unpopular Forward deployment popular/unpopular Dead troops cause backlash Fighting terrorism = popular It’s easy/not easy to spin things as related to terror/security Obama needs to look strong on security Hawks = important moderate vote Military powerful Military contractors powerful Agencies link, don’t link (DOD, etc.)

Internal links – Tatsuro
Remember to cut both the theoretical cards and new cards about Obama PC key/not key Spillover is true/not true Popularity key/not key Winners win (and answers) Flip flops Spillover yes/no Base key, olive branches key

=Obama good DA - Krishan, Ashish, Varun= Possibilities: Tax cut extension Energy bill (not cap and trade), possibly focused on nuclear funding Jobs Immigration War funding Budget Various FTAs (Colombia, South Korea, Panama)

=Midterms – Austin, Giovani, Fernando=

__Uniqueness (Austin)__
Cards that the GOP will takeover the House/Senate Trends/momentum cards Cards that the economy will determine the results. i.e. – policies don’t matter – it’s just economics

__Links (Giovanni)__
Focus on the importance of security and distractions from the economy

__Impacts (Fernando)__
Possibilities: Govt shutdown (cites) Cap and trade Immigration Impeachment Economy