The Art of the Political Comeback

New York Times by Adam Nagourney | Jul. 13, 2009 (News Analysis)

How far can a major political party fall?

It’s a question Republicans seem determined to test these days. The party is shut out of power in the White House. In Congress, the Democrats now have enough votes to block a filibuster. Approval ratings for the Republican Party are at near-record lows. Worse still, at a time when Republicans are yearning for someone to lead them back to power, the party’s next generation of stars is drawing precisely ... Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 13, 2009

Political comebacks tend to come in two forms. The first is when a party stumbles back into power because of the mistakes by the other side. A classic instance came in 1976, when Watergate enabled Jimmy Carter to win the presidency. The second kind of march back to power, which takes longer but is more enduring, reflects a party’s success in coming to grips with changing conditions — demographic, ideological or both — and in finding a leader who has mastered the new political terrain. Mr. Nixon did this in 1968, and Bill Clinton did it in 1992. Republicans today seem to be fixated on the first form of comeback. Many in the party appear to be biding their time, waiting for Mr. Obama to stumble in one or another of his ambitious plans.

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