http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/17/curl-im-not-barack-obama-is-democrats-election-man/print/‘I’m not Barack Obama’ is Democrats’ election mantra
By Joseph Curl - - Wednesday, September 17, 2014
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
This year, far more than the last midterm elections, Democratic candidates across the country are fleeing the incumbent president.
Midterms almost always go against the party in the White House, as they did (horribly) in 2010. But that year, Democrats running for Congress mostly stuck with President Obama on the newly passed Affordable Care Act.
Not so this time. They are running for the hills. And while in campaigns past candidates have quietly distanced themselves from incumbent presidents (no joint appearances and no mentions in campaign ads), in 2014, some Democrats are brazenly making their marital discord known.
The most hilarious example is an ad by Alison Lundergan Grimes, seeking to unseat the Senate majority leader. Her 30-second spot
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