"All politics are local," Tip O'Neill famously said, and the political smoke signals being sent up locally going into the 2010 midterms all point to systematic failure on the part of the governing party.
For each group of students, exam marks for each section and the overall scores were obtained (30 points for the midterm exam, 20 points for the continuous assessment, 20 points for the final MCQ exam and 30 points for the final clinical exam OSC or long and short cases).
For all the right wing's noise and energy and apparent momentum going into this year's midterms, these points are no less true today, and the Tea Party provides nonstop proof.
What this disconnect means, perhaps, is that, while higher approval ratings for the president might still mean more votes for Democrats in the midterm elections, every point up or down could have less of an impact than it has in the past.
However you want to describe the 2014 midterm elections, the point remains the same.
Total points for the semester, as used in the analysis, were made up of the best two of three midterm exams (each worth 100 points), the final exam (100 points), class participation points (25 points), points for passing the readiness test (25 points), and extra credit points (16 points).
All the more reason then, to consider the short term or, more to the point, the midterm.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan are weeks away, but her nomination is already becoming a flash point in midterm Congressional campaigns as candidates in both parties try to exploit the coming court fight.
This Saturday, President Donald Trump will mark his 100th day in office, which will generate a swell of "first 100 days" media content, after which we will all move on from day-counting until we're two years away from the midterm election, at which point we'll all become insufferable again.
If their caution failed to stop the party losing heavily in the midterms, what was the point in treading so carefully?
