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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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Putting Jobs First

Voters say Obama needs to do more about unemployment.

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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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The Lost Middle Ground

Bipartisanship is now studied as a relic of a bygone era.

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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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Playing It Safe

Americans are starting to take a more measured approach to change.

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Encountering Headwinds

Polls indicate Democrats are losing their edge.

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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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The Big Mo Slows

Democratic momentum is slowing but not yet reversing.

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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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Anyone’s Game

Both parties have significant pickup opportunities in the 2010 races.

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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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Pointers for Pelosi

The speaker of the House should stick to what she does best.