If Mitt Romney is correctly reading the political winds and preparing for the 2016 election by attempting to shift his party to an agenda that does address the concerns of the middle class and poor, it will be interesting to see what policy ideas accompany the lofty words.
Third, regardless of the final 2011 Budget, as Democrats in both Houses look forward to the 2012 elections, they need to shift the discussion from long-term spending back to the only issue that matters, which is dramatically reducing long-term real unemployment.
With fewer seats changing hands on election day, this tends to shift the focus of politics away from the general election itself, and on to the primaries in which the parties select their candidates.
Another senior aide to President Obama plans to leave the White House for a top spot in his re-election campaign as the White House continues to shift into election mode.
And the timing of the latest leaked call for 'decryption on-demand' coincides with an imminent UK general election, while also serving to shift potential blame for security failures associated with a terrorist attack that took place during the election campaign off of government agencies — and onto a softer target: overseas tech firms.
At election time, it has to shift voting machines, politicians, officials, paramilitary guards and voters.
The administration has backed a strong dollar, but the desire to ensure that the economy rebounds nicely ahead of the 2004 presidential election may encourage it to shift course and try to nudge the dollar lower.
The slow-moving Federal Election Commission is likely to shift to wounded-snail pace next month when — because of a dispute over appointments to the commission — it is expected lose its quorum.
However, their very presence in elections allows their opponents to shift further to the right without penalty, thus potentially shifting the entire politics of the country in that direction.
With eight senators already announcing that they will not seek re-election next year and other retirements quite possible, the lawmakers liberated from the crushing weight of a modern Senate re-election campaign could begin to shift the dynamic of the Senate and play influential roles if the Senate takes on tough issues like fiscal reform, energy independence or even immigration.
