Chuck Todd: Democrats Don't Make Republicans Make Tough Votes (VIDEO)

During an appearance on MSNBC's Hardball last night, Chuck Todd wondered why Democrats are not forcing tougher votes on their Republican counterparts. He pointed out that Republicans in the 2004 elections were able to reshape the election into a choice between the two parties as opposed to a referendum on the presiding party; it was effective.

One of the biggest problems, and I remember this was a problem for the Bush White House back in '04, and they changed it, was how to turn a political environment that was a referendum into a choice election where voters sit there and pick A or B and it's been very difficult. You know the Democrats in the House do not make these Republicans do the tough votes that Republicans used to make Democrats do.

WATCH: (H/t TPM)

Comments

[1murillo]

07:44 AM on 02/03/2010

Todd is a good example of the msm.
That's all the more reason to think that when he says something, more liberal or progressive people have said that for months.

[SmootyBooty]

05:39 PM on 02/02/2010

Chuck Todd?

Really?

There are people who care what this know-nothing thinks?

[middleoftheroad]

05:24 PM on 02/02/2010

LOl...hahahaha...lol....HELLLLOOOOO CHUCK....that's because the way the Dems are being led by the progressive caucus, it would be a tough vote referendum for BLUE DOGS, let alone Republicans!!!

[SamEllison]

05:05 PM on 02/02/2010

And Sen Shelby is now against the
Volcker Rule after he was for it!

[ntmessage]

04:52 PM on 02/02/2010

A great point.

But so far this hubris ridden congress has made it easy for the GOP to oppose the bills because they are full of pork, ideology and special interest palm greasing. Look at the 180 Billion of Pork that held up the TARP when the country was just on the precipice, or the fact that if spent differently the administration’s own model demonstrates that double the jobs could have been created, or the Billions of Pork in the health care bill, with exclusions for unions and government, that does zero to reform anything.

Yes. The congress makes it too easy and for all the wrong reasons.

[banja]

03:56 PM on 02/02/2010

I agree, we need the GOP on record on Financial reform, Education reform, Campaign finance reform and we know where they are on health reform. The GOP is for wall street, polluters, big oil, teabaggers and their insurance corporate shills. Let them vote, no more hiding.

[Needawinner]

03:52 PM on 02/02/2010

He is a poster child for the MSM. His opinions are meaningless.

[gilbskg]

05:37 PM on 02/02/2010

Actually, this is a very good observation and illustrates the need for Democrats to make the 2010 mid-terms about a clear choice between Democrats and Republicans and not a referendum on the Obama administration as the Republicans will surely define it.

[SamEllison]

03:44 PM on 02/02/2010

Exactly, he voted for it before he voted against it.
And so on and so forth........