President Barack Obama leaves after making a statement on debt crisis at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 2011. He announced late Sunday that he and top lawmakers had reached an 11th-hour deal to avert a disastrous debt default that would have sown chaos in the world economy. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
President Obama and the progressives
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The debt ceiling debate is the latest issue that has President Obama's more liberal base frustrated with his leadership. Has the President governed too much in the middle? Is there anything he should do to re-ignite the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party?
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Ed Kilgore: Senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, managing editor of The Democratic Strategist, and columnist for The New Republic.
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Joan McCarter: Senior Policy Editor for Daily Kos.
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