[Obama] An Ideologue Instead of a Statesman (Losing the Independents)
The results of races for the governorship of Virginia and New Jersey were ominous for Democrats. The most alarming development for them should be that independents voted for the GOP candidates by roughly a 2-to-1 margin. This was a sea change, and it took place in only a year. There are several reasons Democrats are faltering at this juncture. But one explanation, I think, is more relevant than all others: President Obama is pushing a hugely expensive and ambitious domestic agenda the public simply does not want. Many Americans also believe that what Obama is doing is a diversion from...
Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
Tags: Democrats, Diversion, Domestic Agenda, Gop, Gop Candidates, Governorship, Ideologue, Independents, Juncture, Sea Change, Statesman