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What Obama’s approval ratings could mean for midterm electionsWith less than a year until midterm elections, special interest is being paid to President Obama’s approval rating. A few new polls show him below 50 percent for the first time since his inauguration. As the president’s support goes, so goes the support of his party – or at least that’s what recent history says. Look at the approval ratings of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and the congressional results of midterm elections during their tenures. So what does this mean for Mr. Obama? For one thing, a president’s approval rating is a slippery thing ... Why Sarah Palin’s ‘Going Rogue’ tour looks like a campaignFormer vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin officially launched her “Going Rogue” book tour Wednesday in the western Michigan city of Kentwood, and the crowd, somewhat predictably, went wild. More than 1,000 people were waiting in line before Ms. Palin even arrived, according the Detroit News. Many commentators have already ... Economic hardship is now widespread. Is that a good thing?As we travel around Patchwork Nation and talk about the good news in the national economy – GDP growth, the improving Dow – we are often met with skepticism. Regardless of what headlines say, many people have yet to sense a turnaround locally.This month’s Economic Hardship Index shows how complicated ... In NY-23, a potentially troubling preview for the GOPWith Election Day in the rearview mirror, the Republican Party has conflicted feelings. The gubernatorial wins in Virginia (expected) and New Jersey (a bit of a surprise) are reassuring. But New York’s 23rd Congressional District, where party infighting helped Democratic candidate Bill Owens, sits out there like a big ... For gay marriage, difficult terrain aheadOver the coming weeks, one of the most discussed results from Election Day will probably be the rejection by Maine voters of a law allowing same-sex couples to marry. After a string of electoral defeats, supporters of gay-marriage rights thought they might have a winner in Maine. The New England ... Community Bloggers |
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