Obama's Economists Missed What Voters Plainly Saw by Michael Barone
Heading into what appears to be a disastrous midterm election, the Obama Democrats profess to be puzzled.
Commentary by Michael Barone
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November 1, 2010
October 28, 2010
Public Employee Unions Funnel Public Money to Dems by Michael Barone
Who is the largest single political contributor in the 2010 campaign cycle?
October 25, 2010
Voters Fed up With Obama's Big, Bossy Government by Michael Barone
Out on the campaign trail, Barack Obama has given us his analysis of why his party is headed for significant losses in the election nine days hence.
October 21, 2010
Tea Party Neophytes Outshine the Dems' Old Pros By Michael Barone
One of the constant refrains of the so-called mainstream media is that tea party candidates are blithering incompetents and weird wackos. They may do well this year, the refrain goes, but when voters come to their senses, the Republican Party will pay a big price for embracing them.
October 18, 2010
Dems Find Careers Threatened by Obamacare Votes by Michael Barone
Seven months ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent a busy week rounding up votes to pass the Senate version of the Democrats' health care legislation.
October 15, 2010
The Democratic 'D' Now Stands for Demagoguery By Michael Barone
I've been in campaign meetings. Sometimes the atmosphere is grim. Your side is down, and you're looking to turn things around.
October 11, 2010
Can Skinflint Mitch Daniels Win the Presidency? by Michael Barone
It's an ornate office in Indiana's beautifully maintained mid-19th century Capitol, but the 49th governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels, is not dressed to match the setting.
October 7, 2010
Dems Turn on Obama Over Iraq, Afghanistan, Gitmo By Michael Barone
It's pretty clear that Democrats are less enthusiastic about voting this year than Republicans. The latest evidence comes from Gallup, which reports that Republicans' 3 percent edge in congressional voting among registered voters increases to 13 and 18 points when you include just those likely and very likely to actually vote.
October 4, 2010
Pelosi's Vote to Adjourn Could Be Her Last Hurrah by Michael Barone
It happened late Wednesday night, so it didn't get much coverage: Speaker Nancy Pelosi cast the deciding vote when the House voted, 210-209, to adjourn.
September 30, 2010
Dems Retreat to Coast as GOP Rules Vast Interior By Michael Barone
Here's an exercise for some evening when you're curious about big nationwide trends in this year's elections.
September 27, 2010
GOP Battle Cry: Repeal Obamacare, Cut Spending by Michael Barone
On Sept. 27, 1994, 367 Republican House members and candidates stood on the steps of the Capitol and endorsed what they called the Contract With America.
September 24, 2010
Obama's Policies Drag Down Democratic Governors By Michael Barone
In Washington, I'm often asked how many seats Republicans will pick up in the House and whether they'll win a majority in the Senate. But I'm seldom asked anything about the 37 races for governor that will be decided next month (except for Georgia, which will have a runoff if no candidate tops 50 percent).
September 20, 2010
Dems at War: Public Unions vs. Gentry Liberals by Michael Barone
My subject today is the civil war raging in one of our great political parties, as highlighted in recent primary elections.
September 13, 2010
Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare by Michael Barone
"There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases."
September 10, 2010
Sinking With Obama, Democrats Plan Political Triage by Michael Barone
When you spot the word "triage" in a political news story, you know someone is in trouble.
September 6, 2010
The Higher Education Bubble: Ready to Burst? By Michael Barone
Imagine that you have a product whose price tag for decades rises faster than inflation. But people keep buying it because they're told that it will make them wealthier in the long run. Then, suddenly, they find it doesn't. Prices fall sharply, bankruptcies ensue, great institutions disappear.
September 2, 2010
Down With Big Government, Big Business, Big Labor by Michael Barone
Some of the most important things in history are things that didn't happen -- even though just about everyone thought they would.
August 26, 2010
Redistricting Could Prolong the Democrats' Pain By Michael Barone
Every 10 years, it's time for reapportionment and redistricting. The framers of the Constitution created the first regularly scheduled national census and required, for the first time that I am aware, that representation in a legislature be apportioned according to population.
August 23, 2010
Stimulus and Health Care Have Democrats on Defensive By Michael Barone
Like many Democrats over the past 40 years, Barack Obama has hoped that his association with unpopular liberal positions on cultural issues would be outweighed by pushing economic policies intended to benefit the ordinary person.
August 19, 2010
Big Government Forgets How to Build Big Projects By Michael Barone
When I drive from downtown Washington to Reagan National Airport, I often encounter delays on the George Washington Parkway due to construction of a small bridge over an inlet of the Potomac.
