Most Americans Oppose Health Care Law But Like Provisions: Reuters Poll

After the midterms, Obama assessed that the message of the election was that voters liked his efforts at bipartisanship, and wanted him to move even farther to the right (which he did).  This after it was Blue Dogs who were turned out of office, big time:

Obama Urges Bipartisan­ship, Not Gridlock

Obama vows to ‘redouble’ efforts toward bipartisan­ship

Then there was Obama's signaling that he would extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich before the midterms, which he did after the midterms.
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