voted against this bill. yeah. when all else fails in politics, i think the rule is to go nasty. are you expecting that to come? absolutely. the political survival instincts are going to be kicking in here. this is san election where democrats have about three options. one of those options is to disqualify their opponents. republicans, the same thing. they re going to hammer away at the economy. they re going to hammer away at the incumbents. they re going to attack the administration. so expect the ads to be very negative for the last eight weeks. and it s going to be one of those kind of elections, unfortunately. evan tracey, president, founder of campaign media analysis. thanks for joining us. it s 45 minutes past the hour right now, still to come in the most news in the morning, rob is in the weather center tracking tropical storm hermine come ago shore in south texas. they re warning of the probability of flash flooding and the dangers of it.
these ads, but the republicans certainly do. yeah, that s for sure. the republicans have used obama in probably close to 300 ads this year, close to $40 million has been spent on these ads, basically trying to attach democrats to this president. so i want to show you what happens if you re a democrat and you re trying to get re-elected. here s an ad from joe donnelly who is trying to tough-talk his way through this thing and try to avoid being linked with president obama. let s take a listen. i went down to the border and saw for myself just how bad the situation really is. that s why i voted to hire 5,300 more border agents penalize any business who hires illegals. eliminate amnesty because no one should be rewarded for breaking the law. that may be what the washington crowd wants but i don t work for them. i work for. you. evan, that s got to be a tough sale because the obama administration is actually suing
could change how american-muslims celebrate. also, the am fix blog is up and running. we ve love for you to weigh in. join a live conversation by going to cnn.com/amfix. let s begin, though, with the election. eight weeks away. republicans gaining, the economy sliding along with the democrats at this point. it s looking like a long uphill climb for the president and democratic party. 56 days remain until the midterm elections. yeah. and it s been a rough start for democrats. we take a look at our new cnn opinion research poll released just moments ago, suggested that republicans may be winning the confidence when it comes to handling the economy. a pretty stunning reversal of what we ve seen in other polls. with 46% favoring the gop. 43% backing the democrats. the president ready to unveil a $350 billion plan that includes small business tax cuts as well as new infrastructure spending. yeah. i think we can all feel it that this election will impact all of us. jobs, ta
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or should the president stick to the 2011 deadline of withdrawing all troops. what are your expectations? the phone numbers are on your screen here s the philadelphia inquirer this morning with their headline about the speech saying president obama will not say mission accomplished. that is the front-page this morning. front page of the washington post. it carries the falls. it says the speech could raise unrealistic expectations among the public about the chances for calm in iraq. and the timing may be seen as having more to do with the president s political needs than with real signs of progress on the ground. we will read more from the washington post this morning. in the opinion pages, the washington post editorial says, in iraq, a long engagement. it is in america s interest to play a continuing role. what iraq needs most of all americans is patience. that is the washington post editorial. eugene steuerle eugene robinson argues, the fog of war s and. to be