Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections

From CBS Face the Nation

Analysts: White House Panicking Over Elections: Say Dems Are Distancing Themselves From Obama, Angry Over Economy, Health Care Fallout
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/05/ftn/main6837589.shtml


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With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of Politico, told CBS' "Face the Nation" that the Obama administration is in a horrible position.

"Does the White House understand this?" asked guest host Harry Smith. "Do you feel any sense of panic or concern" on the part of the administration? "

They get it. There's panic. There's concern," VandeHei said. "The reality for this administration stinks, politically and practically, when it comes to the economy. You're not going to be able to change that 9.6-percent unemployment figure. You can't get anything from Congress in the next couple of months."