Politics

Obama Dares GOP to Help the Middle Class in His State of the Union

HOPE FOR CHANGE

The public is open to sharing prosperity now that the economy is finally chugging. Meanwhile, the Republican fear campaign is running out of steam.

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Can you remember a time when the political zeitgeist has ping-ponged the way ours has in just two months? The day after last November’s election, Barack Obama was finished.

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