March 30, 2009


Obama's Popularity Matters More in the Midterms

Nate Silver built a statistical model that shows a president's approval rating matters more than the economy -- or the popularity of Congress itself -- in determining his party's fate in midterm congressional elections.

According to past trends, Obama will need to sustain an approval rating in the range of 65 percent to avoid losing any ground in the House.


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