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Rifts Evident Among Top Democrats After Midterm Trouncing .................................................................................................. NewsMax ^ \| 11-28-14 \| Melanie Batley In the wake of the midterm election defeats, tensions that have been simmering within the upper echelons of the Democratic Party are coming to the surface as the party struggles to find the right way forward in its public positioning, The Wall Street Journal reported. Several examples emerged this week. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer publicly denounced Obamacare on Tuesday, saying it was too narrowly focused on the uninsured and should have aimed to assist the wider population of the middle class. On the same day, Democratic leaders in the Senate were caught off-guard when the White House threatened to veto the restoration of tax breaks for businesses that had been agreed by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The White House has taken issue with it because it doesn't include provisions to make permanent enhanced tax credits for the working poor. "The twin developments were among fissures within the party that, at their broadest level, show Democrats at odds over what economic message to present to voters ahead of the 2016 presidential race," the Journal said. "Worried that they lacked a compelling position in the midterms, Democrats are split over whether to advance a centrist message or a more populist economic argument that casts everyday families as victims of overly powerful corporations and benighted government policies." Rep. Jerry Nadler confirmed to the Journal that there are splits between the progressive wing of the party and centrists who are concerned that liberal economic policies will alienate mainstream voters in 2016. "You're going to get a fight within the Democratic Party," Nadler told the Journal. "There is a substantial disagreement coming up." (Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...

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