Democratic Exodus

My article from the Jan. 17, 2014 issue of FrontPage Magazine: Democratic Exodus By Matthew Vadum Terrified Democratic lawmakers are retiring in droves because they know it won’t be easy to survive the anti-establishment electoral tsunami expected to swamp Capitol Hill in November. Democrats have every reason to feel depressed about the approaching midterm elections, according to famed psephologist and prognosticator Larry Sabato. This will probably be “a good election year for the GOP,” Sabato says. Rattling off the main factors that appear to be driving this election cycle, Sabato opined, The president is a Democrat and his approval is weak. The … Continue reading Democratic Exodus