Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Back to the Bush Coalition Where have we seen this majority before? Jay Cost November 15, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 09 The story of last week’s midterm battle is clear: It was an election about President Barack Obama, and the American people voted against him. According to the exit polls, voters nationwide disapproved of the president’s performance by a 9-point margin, 45-54 percent, and while their impressions of the Republican party were generally negative, they nevertheless gave the GOP what should turn out to be at least a 7-point margin of victory in the...