Health Reform Kills Barack Obama’s Agenda

Party identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled.

U.S. commentators said the result [of the midterms] had 'dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Washington."

Average voters do not primarily cast ballots for abstract strategic outcomes or distant conflicts; they vote to keep the lights on and the rent paid.