Is ‘Not Obama’ Enough?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 6th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Is ‘Not Obama’ Enough?
Mona Charen, RealClearPolitics
Though President Barack Obama’s first term was characterized by anemic economic growth, decreasing household income, prolonged joblessness, an unpopular health law, foreign policy blunders and bitter partisanship, the electorate seemed stubbornly unwilling to lay any of it at his feet. As late as July 2013, 35 percent of Americans assigned George W. Bush a “high degree” of blame for the economy versus only 19 percent who named Obama alone. Now the spell appears to have been decidedly broken. The benefit of the doubt Obama enjoyed for more than four years has been depleted. The Benghazi, IRS…
In Mississippi Runoff, GOP Must Step Carefully
Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
With Mississippi’s GOP Senate primary headed to a runoff, Republicans backing incumbent Thad Cochran are engaged in a high-wire balancing act. Even with greater than expected turnout and local and national establishment backing, the six-term senator finished just below the 50 percent threshold required to win the nod — in fact, he came in second to challenger Chris McDaniel by 1,400 votes. With low turnout expected for the June 24 runoff, when no other races will be on the ballot, Republicans are faced with a decision: Should they financially invest in Cochran at this point and continue…
