He brought in Democrats with star power to help him.
This is the second step in their process and the first in the Democrats.
In general Democrats favored a tariff that would pay the cost of government, but no higher.
He has been involved in the Liberal Democrats at several levels of the party.
The psychology of defeat is strongly ingrained in Democrats, especially those under 50.
By contrast, people expressed far greater confidence in Democrats on a host of consequential issues.
The impression is that when the government ends so does his career in the Liberal Democrats.
To this end Obama has enlisted allies in liberal Democrats who are more than willing to help.
There is nothing wrong in the Liberal Democrats joining the coalition," he said.
There are good people in the Liberal Democrats who have long been on the side of decency and justice.