“The Obama damage is two-fold. First, his success relied on a coalition that likely will not survive, or at least survive at full strength, without Obama himself on the ticket. Secondly, Obama drove a significant portion of white voters away from the Democratic Party.” FirstsTwoWhitePartyDemocraticSignificantDamageVotersPortionsTicketsFoldsDemocratic PartyNotableCoalitions 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
“As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied voters were sending a generally anti-incumbent message, and not specifically repudiating Democratic officeholders. But the facts of the election just don't support that story.” IdeasCountryFactsStoriesNightLossRaceSupportMessagesElectionDemocraticVotersSenateNotableCommentatorsDissatisfiedIncumbents 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
“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
“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 the law.” LawHeardOppositionVotersPollsNotableObamacarePersonal Experiences 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
