Can the GOP Use Reconciliation to Defeat Obamacare?

Christie Leveling with Voters about NJ's Economic Reality

Christie is just the type of man we need in the national arena. He is so forthright about the need to cut pensions and health care costs for the public sector workers in New Jersey. Imagine what he could accomplish in the areas of social security and the abominable health care bill. If not 2012, I pray 2016!

Chris Christie Bests Obama in 2012 Poll

In a Zogby poll of 2012 Republican presidential candidates, Chris Christie is the only Republican candidate that would potentially beat Obama. The poll had Christie beating Obama by a margin of 43 to 40 percent. Mitt Romney would allegedly be in a dead heat with Obama while Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee would fall behind the President.

Republicans on the Rise

The number of American adults calling themselves Republicans was at an all-time high in December as it increased by a point to 37.0%. In contrast, the number of people who call themselves Democrats fell by a point to 33.7%. This marks the largest number of Republicans in the nation since December 2004 and the lowest number of Democrats recorded since November 2002.

The number of Democrats peaked at 41.7% in May 2008 and fell below 35% in September 2010. For Republicans, the peak occurred in September 2004 at 37.3% and after that, the number of Republicans remained between 31% and 34% of the nation’s adults until recently. 

If the GOP makes good on its promises to maintain tight fiscal restraints in Congress, maybe we will finally see 4-0!