… Obama is not welcome in many states with competitive Senate races. He has never been welcome in most of them, not in 2008 when he was the aspirational candidate and not in 2012 when the country was deeply polarized around his presidency. Embattled incumbents will run with that weight […] Read more »
AP-GfK poll: Foreign policy no longer a strong point for Obama as troubles pile up across globe
Foreign policy used to be a bright spot in Americans’ dimming opinion of President Barack Obama. Not anymore. Associated Press-GfK polling found a spring and summer of discontent with the president’s handling of world events. CONT. Connie Cass & Jennifer Agiesta, AP Read more »
Five myths about impeachment
… In Britain and other parliamentary systems, the legislature can end the term of a head of state early with a no-confidence vote, showing that he has lost the support of the country. But the United States rejected that approach in favor of greater stability and the predictability of a […] Read more »
Foreign Crises Fade on Congressional Campaign Trail
Crises in Gaza, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine have dominated the news this summer and even grabbed the attention of many Americans who are usually indifferent to international affairs. Yet the events might as well be in a parallel universe for all the notice they are getting in this year’s congressional […] Read more »
The Lessons of 2010
In real estate, the three most important things are said to be “location, location, and location.” In politics, it might well be “timing, timing, and timing.” As we approach the 2014 midterm elections, the Senate’s Democratic majority is teetering on the edge, but the House is just an afterthought, with […] Read more »
Republicans deliver another self-inflicted wound
Republicans may yet win the elections in November. They may end up in control of both houses of Congress come January. But in the final week before a lengthy August recess, they have shown a remarkable capacity to complicate their path to victory. The latest blow came Thursday in what […] Read more »