I say it repeatedly: Events matter. And for President Barack Obama, the terror attacks in Paris present a no-win political situation, at least until other, compelling news changes the subject.
That is not to say the president, the Democratic Party or the likely Democratic 2016 nominee, Hillary Rodham Clinton, will be fatally damaged by the attacks that killed at least 129 people. The extent of any political damage is yet to be determined and rests, in part, on unforeseen events that will occur in the weeks and months ahead.
But the political fallout for Democrats from the Paris tragedy is not likely to merely fade away, and there is virtually no upside potential for the party of the sitting president. CONT.
Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call