Politics

How to Politicize Ebola: Blame It on Obama—or the GOP

Capitalizing on Fear

With Election Day approaching, Republicans rush to spin the outbreak as the result of Obama's poor leadership—while Democrats lay the blame on GOP budget cuts.

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Elena Scotti/The Daily Beast

The New Hampshire Senate race is ground zero for the new national-security campaign that Republicans are waging across the country in the closing weeks of the midterm elections.

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