Senate Democrats in battleground states didn’t want to risk being seen with him. By Josh Gerstein 11/05/2014 08:25 PM EST
President Barack Obama and his aides are arguing that the stinging defeat Democrats suffered at the polls Tuesday wasn’t a rejection of the policies he’s advocated over the past six years, citing evidence of popular support for his agenda even as voters turned against his party.
But that line of argument might not be the best one to boost Obama’s post-midterm standing, as it leads to a conclusion even more uncomfortable for the White House: that voters were instead passing judgment on Obama himself.
During the president’s post-election news conference Wednesday, he went out of his way to highlight the outcome of ballot measures that appeared to signal public support for his agenda.
( Follow 2014 midterm elections results)
“In the five states where
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