Voters replaced Democratic senators with Republicans in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia, and likely in Alaska, and appear on track to do so in a runoff next month in Louisiana. At the same time, voters kept Republicans in GOP seats in heavily contested races in Georgia, Kansas, and Kentucky. That is at least ten, and as many as a dozen, tough races, without a single Republican seat changing hands. Tuesday's voting was a wave alright - a very anti-Democratic wave.
Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the audience in the seats. The join… - Byron York
Perhaps the most striking thing about the 2015 State of the Union address was not the president at the podium but the audience in the seats. The join…
- Byron York
Now that the 2014 elections are over and national politics is all about 2016, Democrats have good reason to worry that, for all his success at the po… - Byron York
Now that the 2014 elections are over and national politics is all about 2016, Democrats have good reason to worry that, for all his success at the po…
A remarkably revealing portrait. - Byron York
A remarkably revealing portrait.
Polls suggest that more and more, opposition to Obamacare is based on voters' personal experience, and not just on what they have heard or read about… - Byron York
Polls suggest that more and more, opposition to Obamacare is based on voters' personal experience, and not just on what they have heard or read about…
So Republican candidates bash Obamacare and move up in the polls. Given that public opinion remains firmly against the health care law - as it has be… - Byron York
So Republican candidates bash Obamacare and move up in the polls. Given that public opinion remains firmly against the health care law - as it has be…
Some Democrats and their advocates in the press believe Obamacare, a year into implementation, is no longer much of a factor in the midterm elections… - Byron York
Some Democrats and their advocates in the press believe Obamacare, a year into implementation, is no longer much of a factor in the midterm elections…
That does almost nothing to address voters' concerns, which remain a potent factor in the campaign. The bottom line is, there's a reason Republicans … - Byron York
That does almost nothing to address voters' concerns, which remain a potent factor in the campaign. The bottom line is, there's a reason Republicans …
In the end, Tuesday's vote represented a repudiation of virtually every notion Democrats embraced in recent weeks as they tried to disregard the grow… - Byron York
In the end, Tuesday's vote represented a repudiation of virtually every notion Democrats embraced in recent weeks as they tried to disregard the grow…
'I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office,' Obama told NPR. 'Now, I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got t… - Byron York
'I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office,' Obama told NPR. 'Now, I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got t…
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