To recover from their debacle in the midterm elections, Democrats have seized on two questionable propositions: They lost mainly because of President Barack Obama’s unpopularity, and the 2016 presidential election will be more favorable. …
Turnout, exit polls and other data suggest another Achilles’ heel for Democrats: the lack of any real focus on the economy. Many candidates talked about raising the minimum wage and achieving pay equity for women. But Republicans often co-opted those issues. CONT.
Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg View