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Meeting them half way?

- To keep things fresh, online grocers will meet you halfway, NBCNews.com, September 19, 2013.

3. Despite increased tensions with congressional Republicans who are turning their fire on the chaotic rollout of the ObamaCare health exchanges, Team Obama believes common ground can be found.

White House allies, strategists and other observers suggest five ways the president could boost his chances of success.

Republicans repeatedly express deep skepticism that Obama will meet them halfway on any issue, especially since their rout in the fiscal fight. But they say they’d be willing to sit down and have a meaningful policy discussion if he would.

So, says one former senior administration official, “Why not take them away for the weekend to Camp David?” Obama could select a handful of “reasonable” rank and file Republicans who are willing to discuss how to move forward on agenda items including immigration reform.

In the scenic Catoctin Mountains, away from Washington’s febrile atmosphere, Obama could start negotiations with a different tone.

Even if such a meeting bore no early fruit, it would help the president debunk criticism of his scant outreach, the former official said, adding, “The more you do to show, ‘Hey I’m trying here [to be] better.’ At least he can say he tried to meet Republicans halfway...and who wouldn’t like a weekend at Camp David?”