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| Obama Campaigns for Governors |
| Obama Campaigns for Governors in Six States
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 30-October-2014
9:54:17 AM |
| President Barack Obama, whose slumping popularity is a drag on fellow Democrats in the congressional races, is sprinting state to state this week on behalf of six Democrat governor candidates whose chances are not as linked to national issues.
Next Tuesday's elections feature governor races in 36 states. Democrats are particularly optimistic about knocking off Republican incumbents in Kansas, Florida and Pennsylvania. Republicans are looking at a good shot at turning out the incumbent in reliably Democrat Illinois.
In the Senate races, Republicans have a good chance of picking up the six seats needed to wrest the majority from the Democrats, which would hand the opposition party wide powers to thwart Obama's legislative agenda for the remainder two years of his term.
Further demonstrating voter mood, some of the stiffest challenges facing Democratic House candidate are in states where Obama cruised to double-digit victories just two years ago.
If the Republican momentum holds until the Nov. 4 election, it would show how much the party has recovered since its disappointing showing in 2012, when they failed to win the White House and control of the Senate under the weight of tea party-backed right-wing candidates who alienated moderate voters.
This year, Republican leaders worked to keep the most radical candidates off congressional ballots. They also are looking stronger because of Obama's low popularity ratings, partly born of a litany of foreign policy woes and widespread sentiment that a tepid economic recovery has yet to improve lives.
Both parties agree that the Republicans will hold their House majority. The question is whether Republicans can gain enough seats to rival their post-World War II high water mark of 246.
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