More bad news for Obummer.
Of course, it's not over until the fat lady sings. In trying economic times, SOME leaders have remained in office by working the population's natural racial-, gender-, religious- and orientation divides. Germany did this with great effectiveness 75 years ago and seems to be the model the Obama administration is pursuing.
May 14, 2012
Analysis: European elections a warning to Obama
German Chancellor Merkel and former French President Sarkozy holding talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
By David Lauter
May 14, 2012, 3:00 a.m.
The failure of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in a major state election Sunday is another reminder to Democrats of a fundamental reality of politics — in recessions, voters tend to punish the party in charge.
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Each of those elections involved unique factors — local issues, contrasting campaign styles, differing personalities and the like. But the overall pattern — familiar to political scientists — is a simple one: The swing voters in elections in most democracies tend to be non-ideological. When times are bad, they tend to agree with candidates who argue that the incumbent’s policies haven’t worked, let’s try something new. Right now, that’s the theme being put forward by the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney.
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