President Obama's Puzzling Political Strategy for After the Midterms

Richard Wolffe reports: The White House plans to test Republicans' unity and political resolve on three controversial issues: repealing the Bush tax cuts, implementing the deficit commission's findings, and pushing immigration reform. Obama's team says that these issues will make for good policy-and good politics, forcing Republicans elected in swing districts to choose between placating Democrats and independents and risking a possible Tea Party challenge in 2012. The White House believes immigration reform may be the toughest test for the GOP-even tougher than tackling the deficit. "This will separate the reasonable Republicans from the pack running for president," said one senior Obama
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