Obama
The president starts the new year with the lowest approval ratings of his presidency and with his administration facing deep political challenges over its health care law.
His push for gun control and immigration reform went nowhere, and he's stuck trying to protect the viability of his signature domestic legislation.
Right now, he's looking a lot more like George W. Bush at this point in his second term than Bill Clinton.
Weiner
For a politician who already was scandalized over his R-rated tweets, Weiner had a real challenge to fall any further.
But his clown show of a New York City mayoral campaign foreclosed any opportunity for a comeback in public service and tarnished the reputation of his Hillary-advising wife, too.
Weiner hasn't even latched onto a TV or radio deal since his ignominious fifth-place finish.
Democrat Senators
With President Obama's approval rating at all-time lows and his health care law under siege, the four red-state Democratic senators up in 2014—Mary Landrieu, Kay Hagan, Mark Begich, and Mark Pryor—are in serious trouble.
Democrats probably will need to hold at least two of their seats to maintain a Senate majority, but the odds of that aren't looking great.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-biggest-political-winners-and-losers-of-2013-20131230
The president starts the new year with the lowest approval ratings of his presidency and with his administration facing deep political challenges over its health care law.
His push for gun control and immigration reform went nowhere, and he's stuck trying to protect the viability of his signature domestic legislation.
Right now, he's looking a lot more like George W. Bush at this point in his second term than Bill Clinton.
Weiner
For a politician who already was scandalized over his R-rated tweets, Weiner had a real challenge to fall any further.
But his clown show of a New York City mayoral campaign foreclosed any opportunity for a comeback in public service and tarnished the reputation of his Hillary-advising wife, too.
Weiner hasn't even latched onto a TV or radio deal since his ignominious fifth-place finish.
Democrat Senators
With President Obama's approval rating at all-time lows and his health care law under siege, the four red-state Democratic senators up in 2014—Mary Landrieu, Kay Hagan, Mark Begich, and Mark Pryor—are in serious trouble.
Democrats probably will need to hold at least two of their seats to maintain a Senate majority, but the odds of that aren't looking great.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-biggest-political-winners-and-losers-of-2013-20131230
