“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
“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.” HandsNextRaceMonthsRepublicanTenToughDemocraticWestSouthWaveTrackSeatsVotingVotersDozenReplacedSenatorsNotableAlrightVirginiaGeorgiaAlaskaCarolinaTuesdayLouisianaKansasMontanaIowaKentuckyColoradoNorth CarolinaGopArkansasDakotaWest VirginiaSouth Dakota 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
“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 been for years - that's not a shock. Democratic beliefs to the contrary are probably wishful thinking.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensCareMovingLawBeliefGivenOpinionRepublicanRemainsDemocraticContraryHealth CareCandidatesShockPublic OpinionPollsNotableObamacareWishful ThinkingBash Author: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 keep pushing so hard against Obamacare: So far, it's working.” DoeHardReasonLinesRepublicanConcernBottomCampaignsFactorsAddressesPushingVotersBottom LineNotableObamacare Author:Byron York
