Obama Reaches Out To Nervous Dems, Puts 2012 Into Perspective | Talking Points Memo

The past few days have seen a mounting narrative in the press that Democrats are worried about President Obama’s reelection prospects. The loss of former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) congressional seat in New York Tuesday, in a district that hadn’t gone Republican since 1923, only added fuel to the fire with pundits starting to speculate that Obama now has a problem holding on to his base.


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