“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 joint session of Congress listening to President Obama Tuesday night included 83 fewer Democrats than the group that heard Obama's first address in 2009 - 69 fewer Democrats in the House and 14 fewer in the Senate. The scene in the House Chamber was a graphic reminder of the terrible toll the Obama years have taken on Capitol Hill Democrats.” YearsFirstsStatesNightHousePresidentAudienceTakenHeardGroupsListeningTerribleSceneUnionsDemocratCongressHillsSeatsAddressesPresident ObamaSenateFewerRemindersSessionChamberJointsGraphicNotableTuesdayTollsCapitolCapitol HillTuesday Night Author: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 polls, President Obama will leave his party with a toxic legacy.” ReasonPresidentPartyWorryElectionDemocratLegacyPresident ObamaToxicPollsNotable Author:Byron York
“In the end, no single group will mean defeat for the Democrat and victory for the Republican in 2016. But President Obama's troubling legacy - a weakened coalition and growing ranks of alienated white voters - could mean a serious post-presidential hangover for Democrats.” MeanEndsPresidentWhiteGrowingGroupsSeriousVictoryRepublicanDemocratDefeatPostsLegacyPresidentialVotersPresident ObamaNotableCoalitionsHangover Author: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 growing evidence that they were headed for a historic defeat. Now, the vote is in, and the voters' message can no longer be discounted.” EndsGrowingWeekMessagesEvidenceVoteDemocratNotionDefeatVotersHistoricNotableDisregardTuesday Author: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. But no one has told Republican candidates, who are still pounding away at the Affordable Care Act on the stump. And no one has told voters, especially those in states with closely contested Senate races, who regularly place it among the top issues of the campaign.” YearsBelieveStillsStatesCareRaceIssuesRepublicanElectionPressesDemocratCampaignsFactorsCandidatesVotersSenateNotableObamacareAffordableImplementationStumpsAffordable Care ActMidtermsMidterm Elections Author:Byron York
