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13 November 2014, The Political Indian

What the US mid-term polls foretell

Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House wrote an article on what the U.S. mid-term elections foretell. This article was republished by Eurasia Review.

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Just as this year’s parliamentary elections in India were all about the person, Narendra Modi, and how he projected his vision, the U.S. mid-term elections on November 4 were about how negatively President Barack Obama is perceived by American voters.
All high profile candidates who will contest the U.S. presidential elections in 2016 were heavily involved in this campaign, especially the Clintons. But their participation clearly does not seem to have impacted the outcomes—Democrat losses and a Republican majority in the Senate. It is noteworthy that no Democrats wanted Obama—whose approval ratings have fallen to 42%—to campaign for them.
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