WASHINGTON - However, the ends of the debt limit showdown, one thing is clear: under pressure from Republicans in Congress, President Obama has shifted to the right on fiscal policy, the deepening cracks in his party, go to upcoming elections.

Entering a campaign that promises to be an epic clash of parties' views differ on the size and role of the federal government, the Republicans changed the terms of national debate. Obama, seeking to appeal to independent voters broadband, Republicans have adopted the language and in some cases, their politics, while signaling a desire to break with liberal on some issues.

It has some progressive members of Congress and liberal groups to claim that the struggle to spend no more stimulus, Obama may end up with an economy that continues to produce so few jobs before election day that his re-election could be threatened. In addition to turning off independent risks alienating Obama's Democratic voters are already disappointed with his escalation of the war in Afghanistan and its inability to close the Guantanamo prison, at the end of the tax cuts of the Bush era and adopt a government-run health insurance.

"The liberal grassroots support Obama because they are terrified by the right wing," said Robert L. Borosage, co-leader of the liberal group Campaign for America's future.

But he said: "I think the Democratic Party's electoral base - young single women, African Americans, Latinos - will be so discouraged by this economy, and so horrified, unless the President begins to fight for a jobs program and the Republican Congress to assume that the ability to work to turn his vote, the ability of activists to mobilize the vote that will be significantly reduced. "

While Obama and Republicans have reached agreement on debt reduction plan of spending cuts and revenue increases to cut the $ 4 trillion in the first decade, on Saturday, have negotiated an agreement with less spending cuts to ensure that the debt ceiling National to be lifted in 2013 in order to avoid a stalemate in the heat of the campaign season.

No matter how immediate the problem is solved, Obama, in his effort failed to reduce the deficit larger, is on the table a lot more spending reductions in the coming years, such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, as did the new income between rich and businesses. He has proposed military spending cuts and less health to the reciprocal of the Senate group, which includes a section of the most conservative Republicans.

To win the approval of the essential increase the borrowing limit 14300000000000 country, Obama has sought the deficit that the Republicans do, and with fewer changes in entitlement programs because he was prepared to generate additional revenue from 2013 and they were not. And despite the persistence of unemployment to its highest level in decades, Obama has not fought this year for a program of major works with billions of dollars for public works projects, which in the Liberal party said. Instead, he wants to extend a temporary payroll tax cut for everyone, because the Republicans support tax cuts, despite studies showing that spending programs are often the most effective stimulus.

Even before the last election in November gave the Republicans control the House, Obama said he would turn to reduce the deficit after two years of recovery measures are primarily intended to save the economy and encourage a return to near-collapse the financial system. With Republican gains in congressional elections, which became the pivot of rotation. However, Republicans in Congress say that Mr. Obama is seeking an increase in the debt limit as a "blank check" to keep spending.

"The Republicans have won and do not know how to accept the victory," said Robert D. Reischauer, former director of the Congressional Budget Office.

In his budget in January, fell to Obama to propose a plan along the lines proposed by the majority of its non-partisan Tax Commission in December 4000 recommended billions of dollars in savings over 10 years through cuts in programs military and domestic, including Medicare and Medicaid, and an overhaul of the tax code to lower prices, while raising more revenue.

While Barack Obama has been criticized from all sides, the administration officials said then that having adopted this approach so it would have too far to the right - where he would eventually end up in any compromise with the Republicans, and not where he wanted to start.

But this month, ultimately unsuccessful talks with President John A. Boehner, Obama tentatively agreed to a plan that was fairer than most of the Tax Commission and a bipartisan group of senators called six times. It also included a gradual increase in the Medicare eligibility age to 67 from 65 and, after 2015, a change in the formula for Social Security cost of living, long sought by economists.

"He has to adapt to new realities in Washington," said Tom Davis, a former House Republican leader of Virginia. "This is what leaders do."

But Congressional Democrats and liberal groups have protested.

"The President proposed cuts in Social Security and Medicare have the potential to SAP energy in the Democratic base - among older voters because of Medicare and Medicaid and young voters because of the lack of jobs," Damon Silvers A. said, political director of the AFL-CIO "And secondly, these fiscal tightening on the table to make the economy worse."

Obama's situation has parallels in mid-1990, when President Bill Clinton moved to the center after taking the Republicans in Congress and have fought to reduce the deficit and an overhaul of welfare. Many Democrats were angered by his confession of a feeling of being left out of negotiations and a fear of offending Democratic constituencies. Clinton was reelected in 1996.

But Obama will outline to voters and the decline in unemployment during the reign of Clinton. Still, his advisers express confidence that voters will reward Obama is to win a lot of mortgage, if this were to happen, or at least its more balanced approach, which is a remake of the Medicare and Medicaid, and to demand more income from the rich . And another parallel can suggest the Clinton years, divided government: that the risk of Republican voters a setback with the uncompromising stands.

"Democrats created Social Security and Medicare, and we have fought for decades against Republican attempts to end these programs," said Dan Pfeiffer, communications director of Obama. "And Obama believes that the time has come for Democrats to be the ones to strengthen and save Social Security and Medicare. "

Mark Mellman, a Democratic pollster, said the survey results showed that, at this point in his term, Mr. Obama, compared with former Democratic president, has done as well or better with Democratic voters. "Whatever misgivings or doubts you may have about this policy or the policy at the end of the day all you are absolutely sure - will hate the Republican candidates," M. Mellman said. "So I'm not so worried about a solid or an honest enthusiasm."