If I were President Obama, I’d be enormously frustrated. The actual President Obama may be frustrated, too. After all, the country has created more than 200,000 jobs each month for the last 10 months, and unemployment has dropped to a level that is lower than it was before the president […] Read more »
Unlocking the secrets of the 2014—and 2016—elections
After nearly a month of forensic analysis, the 2014 midterm elections are shedding more clues than a late-night CSI marathon. While the initial diagnosis spelled disaster for Democrats, a more nuanced examination reveals encouraging data for progressive candidates running in 2016. … Here, then, are the five most telling secrets […] Read more »
Voters to Washington in 2014: ‘Fix It’
For President Obama and Democrats who were on the ballot this year, 2014 was a reflection of the Administration’s record and the reality that the patience of the American people had come to an end. The President found himself in the unenviable position of a football coach brought in to […] Read more »
The Politics of Retailers’ Holiday Sales
The U.S. economy is a difficult thing to get a handle on this holiday season. Some of the numbers look good, like the retail forecast, others don’t, like the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index. But when you add the element of politics to the economic discussion, the numbers can look […] Read more »
Is Obamacare Destroying the Democratic Party?
Charles Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has forced a debate over fundamental party priorities out into the open. Should Democrats focus primarily on the problems of the poor or should they first address the economic struggles of the working and middle classes? It’s not often that a politician […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Index at 17-Month High
Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index climbed to -8 in November, the highest monthly reading in nearly a year and a half. The index in November essentially matches the post-recession high of -7 in May 2013. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »