MSNBC: Obama Tax Hikes Help Obama with Public Opinion, Also Hillary in 2016

‘Public opinion ... will be off the charts’

MSNBC Contributor Dorian Warren, appearing this morning on "Morning Joe," said public support for President Obama's tax hike plans to be unveiled in tomorrow's State of the Union address will be "off the charts":

"Well, this is really, really a bold effort by the president, especially after getting -- you know, the losses in the mid-term elections. You wouldn't expect this kind of proposal from the president in the state of the union. This is a two-for. Setting the terms of the debate, Mark just said. Public opinion, especially tax on banks, will be off the charts. A lot of support from the American public on that, but secondly, this sets up Hillary Clinton very well for a run in 2016. Because if he makes the argument to go back to the capital gains tax of the Clinton '90s, who is going to argue against that? Remember the Clinton economy of the '90s versus when we cut the capital gains tax in 2001, 2003? This is a great setup for Hillary Clinton in terms of running for president, as well as good policy."

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