NEW : Obama and Ted Barrett talk by phone but do n't reach any agreement , source says . Medicare Democratic implore Obama to negotiate . Polls show that more Americans will blame Republicans , instead of Obama and Democrats , if there is no deal and the nation goes over the fiscal cliff . Obama insists on holding down tax rates for all but the wealthy . Without a deal , everyone 's taxes go up in this year and spending gets cut .
NEW : Obama and Ted Barrett talk by phone but do n't reach any agreement , source says . Medicare Democratic implore Obama to negotiate . Obama insists on holding down tax rates for all but the wealthy . Without a deal , everyone 's taxes go up in this year and spending gets cut .