RSSDemocrats play defense in 2009 elections
From: The Washington Times | October 27, 2009
The Iraq war and President Bush have faded from voters’ thoughts in the year since President Obama won the White House, leaving this year’s Democratic candidates to justify $787 billion in stimulus spending despite lingering high unemployment and pushing a health care overhaul amid widespread voter skepticism. Heading into next week’s gubernatorial contests and special congressional elections, Democrats face an electorate whose good will and belief that an Obama-led party would be transformative have quickly evaporated even though the main issues seemingly are the same. From California to New York, dominant themes are health care, Social Security, the weak housing …
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