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Intensity Matters
In a midterm election in which turnout is inherently lower than in presidential years, the most-motivated voters carry a disproportionate advantage.
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Jobs Nightmare
The prospect of the jobless rate hovering around 10 percent leading up to the 2010 midterm election should keep Democrats up at night.
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Process of Elimination
It’s easier to figure out what voters do not want than it is to decipher what they do want.
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Lack of Self-Awareness
Blue state Democrats don’t seem to realize their party has a problem.
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Three-Part Disharmony
Democrats have three competing schools of thought on the political landscape.
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Bleeding Independents
Obama’s agenda has fanned fears that government is expanding too far, too fast.
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Lesser of Two Evils
Waiting may be better for Democrats than losing on climate change or health care reform.
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Stimulus Quandary
Mixed economic indicators have revived talk that another spending boost might be necessary.
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Rolling the Dice
House vote on the climate bill hints at potential trouble in the Senate -- and for some Democrats in 2010.
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Bargain Hunters
The public likes President Obama but reserves the right to worry about the price tag of his goals.
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Full Plate
The same circumstances that assured Obama’s election have helped him press forward with sweeping policy proposals.
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Dream Team
President Obama has assembled a staff that is well-connected on Capitol Hill and aware of past administrations’ mistakes.
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Dress Rehearsal
Conservatives appear to be using Sonia Sotomayor to sharpen their attack strategies for future nominees who would change the balance of the Supreme Court.
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