Stuart Rothenburg wrote an article on Roll Call explaining his views on the democrats economic narrative still triumphing GOP'S. He stated that the "Congressional Republicans figured that after the fiscal cliff, they’d have the advantage talking about the sequester and, down the road, the continued funding of the government" claiming that their thoughts were wrong. Rothenburg also noted that if teachers, and parents didn't get aboard the sequester it would put them in a difficult situation with the spending cuts. President Barack Obama then made a statement stating " “Emergency responders like the ones who are here today — their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. Border Patrol agents will see their hours reduced. FBI agents will be furloughed. Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. Air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, which means more delays at airports across the country.” And “Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. Tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find childcare for their kids. Hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose access to primary care and preventive care like flu vaccinations and cancer screenings,” he continued." Rothenburg replied that President Obama could get as many parents, teachers, and media outlets that he wants, but until Republicans figure out how to "re-fashion the political debate and present their vision in a more compelling way" the Democrats will always have an advantage in debates. In my opinion i agree with Rothenburg that until Republicans come up with a strategy to beat the Democrats when they're appealing to people emotionally they will never get their point across. The Democrats have a strong technique down that directly effects teachers, and parents where as the Republicans don't. The U.S needs to stop focusing on one side of the argument, and start worrying about both.