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Democrats. senator mary landrieu dropped in the polls in louisiana. another one, mark tyler in arkansas is the top republican target, and obamacare is an-for him there. so republicans are hoping to focus on this lie of the year, the idea that obama peddled throughout the campaign, if you like your coverage, you can keep it, which has turned out to be erroneous. they think that will be a problem for democrats well past november. >> the president0s over favorability ratings have taken a huge hit as a result. >> not only favorability but his trustworthiness, honest, the health care, the economy, ...
Negotiating tool. it's not leverage. it's a responsibility of congress. it's part of doing their job. i expect them to do their job. although i'm happy to talk to them about any of the issues they actually want to get done. so if congressman ryan is interested in tax reform, let's go. i've got some proposals on it. if he is interested in any issue out there, i'm willing to have a constructive conversation of the sort we just had in resolving the budget issues, but i've got to assume folks aren't crazy enough to start that thing all over again. >> if i may just quickly on a more personal note, ...
Constructive conversation of the sort that we just had in resolving the budget issues, but i've got to assume folks aren't crazy enough to start that thing all goench. >> he's referring to republicans when he says i have to -- i assume folks aren't that crazy to start that -- referring to the government shutdown. >> given what happened the last couple years, i don't think it's safe to assume anything. but this is a big test of leadership. for the president of the united states and speaker boehner. the president doesn't want to go through this again because the economy is starting to come back....
With more power. it's a good deal. i think congress ought to support it. >> we are talking about a return to order, you have paul ryan in the house, you say regular order for good reason. a lot of people's eyes glaze over at home. what it means is in this congress and i will put 'president in this mix. all the branches in washington, d.c. have been more dysfunctional on budget issues over the past years than ever before. it's not the people's house doing the business. it's two or three or four leaders behind closed doors striking deals because nobody is talking to each other. it's the exact op...