Posted on 10/29/2014 5:53:07 PM PDT by mdittmar
Democratic lawmakers aren't the only ones who will lose if African-Americans stay at home on Nov. 4.
The votes have not yet been cast or counted, but Republican operatives around the nation are already rubbing their hands together with glee. As Election Day grows nearer, the conventional wisdom is that the GOP will gain control of the Senate and perhaps an even tighter grip in the House.
The stakes couldn't be higher for President Obama. According to the grimmest scenarios laid out by some experts, his role, for all intents and purposes, will essentially be reduced to figurehead.
"What's at stake for him is literally the remainder of his presidency," Howard University political scientist Michael Fauntroy told BET.com. "He will spend the remaining two years fighting to maintain what's been implemented with regard to Obamacare and fighting off investigations. It's going to mean a stark change in the way his presidency concludes."
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Absolute agreement.
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