Stephen Wayne
Stephen Wayne
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It's been the least successful year of his presidency.
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The Senate elected officials have to be more sensitive to constituency issues than does the president. We're beginning to see the beginning of the lame duck factor.
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They're up for election, and he's not. We're moving into crunch time very quickly, and they are obviously afraid of the political fallout.
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There have been occasions such as the 1988 debate involving Dan Quayle when questions were raised about whether the candidate was capable. The vice presidential debates don't matter until people mess up.