It's a loosely organized protest movement, growing rapidly and finding support from many Republicans. They're not just angry, they are organizing in a new way into the Tea Party, a movement that confusingly, has nothing to do with tea and isn't a party either. "As difficult as things are and have been over the last two years," Obama pleaded recently, "we are moving in the right direction."Ī recent ABC News/Yahoo! Poll found that fully 85 percent of Americans are angry or dissatisfied with the economy. Obama didn't bring on the country's financial crisis and he argues that his administration prevented it from turning into a full economic collapse.īut unemployment is still 9.6 percent and the best the administration can say is that it would have been even higher and should eventually drop. The easiest explanation is America's slow, nearly jobless climb out of recession. But if the analysts are right, Obama could suffer the worst defeat in decades. Most presidents get punished a bit by the legislative elections they all face mid-way through their four-year terms. In the Senate, the Democrats could be reduced to such a slim majority that they won't be entirely in control there either. Pollsters predict the party will lose dozens of seats in the House of Representatives, giving Republicans majority control. But he's been campaigning hard all across the country because, as the race goes into its final weekend, the Democrats he depends on in Congress face disaster. Obama is only half-way through his term and isn't running for re-election. This country has gone through one of the most difficult periods of our history."Īmerican voters go to the polls Tuesday to choose national lawmakers and state leaders, with two wars, high unemployment and record deficits on their minds. "Let's not fool ourselves," he said." This is a tough election. (CNN) - Barack Obama won the presidency two years ago by harnessing the hopes of his supporters, but now faces a debacle after a very different campaign fueled by anger, nasty advertising and an awful lot of cash. Jonathan Mann is an anchor for CNN International and the host of Political Mann. "Our Mann in America" is a weekly column discussing the big talking points in the U.S. Researchers: Candidates and their supporters will spend at least $3.7B on the race.The Tea Party political movement has thrived, with support from many Republicans.A recent poll found 85 percent of Americans are angry or dissatisfied with the economy.Democrats, who Obama relies on in Congress, face potential disaster in the mid-term elections.
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