President Obama is in a funk. He has received widespread criticism for his erratic handling of the Syrian chemical weapons issue. This time, not only were Republicans critical of his indecisive, unsteady performance, but Democrats, and even usually reliably supportive members of the press gave harsh reviews. Some would argue that President Obama may even be edging past Jimmy Carter in the “worst foreign policy President ever” category.
Domestically, President Obama hasn’t fared much better. Unemployment remains at unacceptably high levels. Obamacare is as unpopular now as it was when it was first passed with such fanfare. His bureaucracy remains woefully unprepared for its implementation, which is just months away now, barring the success of a Republican effort to delay it for a year, or more optimistically, get rid of it altogether.
President Obama’s approval ratings have been steadily falling for some time, to the low 40% level (he’s approaching George W. territory!) Obama yearns for the “glory days” of his first two years in office, when he and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid controlled all of Washington. That’s when they rammed through the Stimulus (and its devastating effect on our deficit), Obamacare, and Dodd/Frank, among other liberal policies.
So how does Barack Obama get his mojo back?
Here’s his game plan. Hold the Senate in the next election, and most importantly, win back the House of Representatives. If he and his allies, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, are successful, they’ll be able to make permanent the liberal gains they’ve made thus far, and then push even more big spending, big taxing, big government policies through in Obama’s final two years.
We can’t let that happen!
One of their targets in the past has been – me. They were successful in taking me out a few years back, in 2008. With your help, I was able to win my congressional seat back in 2010, and hold it again in 2012.
Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) are now deciding who they will target in this next election cycle. All congressional candidates must report how much they have raised for their campaigns as of September 30th. That’s less than two weeks away.
It’s important that when the DCCC reviews my report, we have a healthy amount on hand for my reelection effort. Otherwise, I could once again be a prime target.
Please help to ensure that we are in a strong position. You have helped me in the past. If you intended to help again this time, this would be a great time to do so.
You can contribute online by clicking here. Or you can send a contribution to: Steve Chabot for Congress, 3030 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211.
I know you probably get requests for political, and other contributions far too often. I apologize for adding to that burden.
But I firmly believe that it makes a great deal of difference whether we are represented in Washington by a common-sense conservative, or a big spending, big government liberal. And I think you do too.
Thanks again for your support. See you next week.