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Analysis: What History Tells Us About Obama’s Second Term
Past patterns offer insights into future politics -- and the upcoming “six-year-itch” election.
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Sequestration Hits Obama in the Polls
Voters blame Republicans for the sequester, but it's hurting the president too.
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Analysis: Sequestration May Be a Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
Our government has lurched from one near disaster to another, doing just enough to prevent a cataclysm.
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The Threat to Republicans
A new poll shows the majority of Americans believe the party is "out of touch" and "too extreme."
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Why Obama Should Be Quiet on Immigration
By taking strong public positions, the president torpedoes his own priorities.
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Death of the Swing Seat
The numbers just don’t add up for the House to switch to Democratic control anytime soon.
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Huge Hispanic Support for Obama Was No Sure Thing
The president's reelection campaign had to ratchet up its efforts to woo the Latino vote.
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Pay No Attention To That Anemic Economy
A scaled-back gun-control bill has a chance of passing Congress, but lawmakers can’t forget about the economy.
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Wimping Out on Tough Votes
Senate Democrats and House Republicans both want to steer clear of difficult and potentially politically costly stances.
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For GOP, Just Doing the Math Is Frightening
The party's strength is older white voters. To win elections, it needs youth and minorities.
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Analysis: Next fiscal fight shifts focus to spending cuts
Now that the tax battle is over, Democrats will be in the hot seat.
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Congressional Republicans Are Striking Out
John Boehner and Co. have to recognize that their style of play isn’t going to win them many games.
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GOP Must Modernize Its Campaigning Now
Rehabilitation effort can start with a new campaign apparatus for 2016.
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History Favors a 2014 GOP Comeback
The midterm elections will prove interesting for Democrats.
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The One Pollster Republicans Should Listen To
Glen Bolger pointed out some of this election’s paradoxes recently.
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Senate Democrats Earned Every Seat They Won
A postmortem on how the two parties' campaign committees performed in this year’s House and Senate races.
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Advice to Obama: Make More Friends in Congress
If his second term is going to be better than his first, the president needs to get along with more lawmakers.
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Obama Can Thank Early Negative Ads for His Advantage
The president has a clearer path to victory than Mitt Romney.
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If Obama Loses, Blame the Debates
Independents now see Mitt Romney as a job creator. That wasn’t the case before the start of the debates.
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Possibility of a Popular, Electoral Vote Split is Real
Romney may well win the popular vote but lose the Electoral College.
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