The troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act shifted from the dysfunctional website to people having their health insurance canceled, a turn in the story that has big implications for next year’s midterms. … Most of the cancellations affect consumers who buy insurance directly from providers rather than obtaining coverage […] Read more »
Voters Don’t Want to See Anyone Win
The day after Election Day 2012, the worst fear for many Republicans was that the GOP’s problems—in terms of the overall party brand and its image among minorities, young people, women, and moderates—would not improve. The biggest concern for many Democrats was that their success had peaked with President Obama’s […] Read more »
Groups Mobilize to Aid Democrats in ’14 Data Arms Race
Liberal and Democratic-leaning groups, facing a difficult midterm election next year without the technological muscle of the Obama campaign behind them, are preparing a major effort to improve their data infrastructure. … The initiative, as yet unnamed, will be based at Catalist, a for-profit cooperative founded in 2006 by Harold […] Read more »
A Critical Few Weeks for Democrats? It Could Get Worse
No wonder some Democratic strategists are nervous about the next few weeks. President Barack Obama’s job approval numbers have taken a dive in two recent polls, and party insiders fear that every other poll released in the foreseeable future will show that the rollout of the president’s health care law […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Republicans regain ground on Congressional ballot
What a difference a couple weeks makes. Republicans have a slim three-point advantage when Americans are asked about their vote preference for Congress in the latest Fox News poll. That’s an 11 percentage-point shift from last month when Democrats had an 8-point edge. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Loss of public’s trust poses major problems ahead for Obama’s agenda
Essential elements of Brand Obama in 2008 were trustworthiness and competence, virtues the candidate used to contrast himself with his predecessor, George W. Bush. … The emphasis on good government helped him win his first and second presidential elections and to bounce back from periods when his overall approval rating […] Read more »