in the aei library one day, this was another day in the aei library one day, this was another day inei library one day, this was another day makeup, and became convinced the gop was on track to become the first party that didn't hold the president need to lose seats a midterm election in 1934. ask are unaffected to a friday form an issue, which is an opportunity for us doctors to present other staffers and scholars and she obliged. indies need to seek a masters degree along with the lottery for my career. as in every congressional elections saved as in 1997 since the civil war the president's party's last midterm elections. put up a have labeled this the rule, the rule of midterm loss, broken only in a highly unusual year of 1934. lead over this concept of midterm loss is another idea and this is the concept of the safety or hitch, or is highly to collect from the 60 minutes. it's a simple enough concept. every sixth year the president's term tends to be an especially bad midterm election. 1938 come the sixth year at the roosevelt presidency, 81 and a republican case. 1946, the sixth

in the aei library one day, this was another day in the aei library one day, this was another day in the aei library one day, this was another day makeup, and became convinced the gop was on track to become the first party that didn't hold the president need to lose seats a midterm election in 1934. ask are unaffected to a friday form an issue, which is an opportunity for us doctors to present other staffers and scholars and she obliged. indies need to seek a masters degree along with the lottery for my career. as in every congressional elections saved as in 1997 since the civil war the president's party's last midterm elections. put up a have labeled this the rule, the rule of midterm loss, broken only in a highly unusual year of 1934. lead over this concept of midterm loss is another idea and this is the concept of the safety or hitch, or is highly to collect from the 60 minutes. it's a simple enough concept. every sixth year the president's term tends to be an especially bad midterm election. 1938 come the sixth year at the roosevelt presidency, 81 and a republican case. 1946, the

while sean was at aei, we considered him an honorary member of aei's political corner as his passion for politics and for political history was clearly evident at that early point. we are especially pleased to be able to help him launch his new book, "the lost majority: 2008 and 2010 in america's political future," out this very week from palgrave macmillan. copies are available for sale in the lobby and also from amazon. in december gallup asked people which of two statements describe their attitudes about the 2012 campaign. the first statement was i can't wait for the campaign to begin, and the other was i can't wait for the campaign to end. [laughter] 70% nationally said that they couldn't wait for it to end. it's an amusing finding, but i think it point toss a larger truth. although we're interested in who's ahead and we want to read -- we want more than the latest polls and the prognostications from the pundits. sean's book provides that by inviting us to think about the larger sweep of american politics and how the 2012 election fit into that history. sean looks again at how po

aey what to the stadium where statue stands. .is parents paid their respects behalf of my family, we are devastated. i said what he accomplished share, and it will never be duplicated. >> his legacy is undeniable. he won more games than any other football coach. in november, he was let go for doing enough to stop jerry sandusky. was accused of boys four years. told.ernal was allegedly never went to the police. legacy is something this takes very seriously. >> of 99% of what they do is right, will you remember them by the ones term that might not have lived up to the standard? >> the issue a statement that void ins loss leaves a filled.s all never be reachingions were far never believed he had to leave this. >> anyone can remember this and their own way. >> the president called joe paterno "a great man who made as a greater university." details on funeral arrangements are pending. in pa., abc 7 news. you so much. we invite you to stay with abc of theinuing coverage legacy. have update on air and wjla.com. there be several of venice to mark the 39th anniversary of the controversial dec

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again, the aei's ornstein: >> what the republicans took out of their massive victory and it was a massive victory was now we should unite even more, stop obama in his tracks and reverse all of the policies enacted in his first two years. >> reporter: but ornstein says this time, campaigning against congress may induce republican leaders to switch tacks. >> ironically, as obama ratchets up the rhetoric and the heat and uses what is a powerful presidential bully pulpit to say, it's their fault if they don't go along that may increase the chances that you'll get some more deals. mitch mcconnell in the end is not some crazy, nutcase right- wing ideologue. more than anything else he is a tough-minded conservative pragmatist who wants to win and more important, doesn't want to lose. >> reporter: publicly, at least, the senate minority leader says the onus is on the president to show things can work in washington. >> well we've certainly had, as i indicated earlier, lost opportunities in 2011. opportunities the president had to lead, that would have made him look better. he doesn't look all that

my name is nick schultz, i'm thn dewitt wallace fellow here at aei, and i'm also the editor of aei'sonline magazine,edit america.com. we're honored to have wisconsin governor scott walk we with us.k over the last year, wisconsin u has emerged as a crucialar battleground in the fight over the future of the free enterprise system.legr specifically, the battle over the role played by and the privileges enjoyed by public employee unions. privileges by public employee unions. let me give you a bit on governor walker's background. walker began his political clear in wisconsin in the state assembly in 1993, where he earned a reputation as a fiscal hawk in the armor. after a stint as milwaukee county executive, he ran for governor and a platform of eliminating the state's budget deficit, creating jobs and cutting taxes. this week marks -- i think is this week marks the first anniversary of scott walker's inauguration in what year it is then. [laughter] in march of 2011, governor walker signed what is known nationally famous legislation to reform public employee bargaining as well as other re

one was, i saw rick santorum after the cnn/aei heritage debate that we held right before thanksgiving about foreign policy. rick sar santorum turned to me and said, preston, how did i do? i said fine. he was disgusted with me. what do you mean, fine? senator, you're fine. you're good. he said, you don't seem that happy. i said, senator, we are two days away from thanksgiving. >> right. >> you did great tonight. but i have to say, i was with him back in 2010 in june where he was by himself. he was here, ron paul was here. nobody else was in iowa at that time. and he gave this very impassioned speech to about 800 people who were not listening to him in the first 10 or 15 nutes. they were more busy trying to get their plate of food. and then he talked about his fait faith and how he had lost a child. and then he talked about how his child now was sick. and i've got to tell you, all of a sudden the audience got captivated. and that's the type of voters we see here in iowa. we just got back from iowa. people in iowa participate in caulks. they're evangelicals. rick santorum had their level

and i think having won in south carolina, he was kind of aey an pick it apart piece by piece.get somewhere. >> wendy, gingrich's success in the last debate was all about excitement and giving republican voters in south carolina something to be excited about. i didn't see where the excitement played in tonight's debate, for republican voters in florida. >> right. i think the air was just seeping out of that room, the longer we went in that debate. i think howard's exactly right. gingrich is great when he's making a dramatic point. but when he gets attack ordinary has to really explain his positions, i think he gets into some trouble. so i think ron paul, frankly, was the most relaxed, most entertaining guy up there this evening. >> well, you've got nothing to lose. the ron paul is in that wonderful position of nothing to lose. >> also, there's body language, right? the spacing's different now, there's more room on the stage, they're further apart, they're more tense. i think howard's right, they're getting tired. but, absolutely, romney has to keep hitting gingrich, every singl

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my name is nick schultz, i'm the dewitt wallace fellow here at aei, and i'm also the editor of aei american editor.com. we're honored to have wisconsin governor scott walker with us. over the last year, wisconsin has emerged as a crucial battleground in the fight over the future of the free enterprise system. specifically, the battle over the role played by and the privileges enjoyed by public employee unions. let me give you a brief bit on governor walker's background. scott walker began his political career in wisconsin in the state assembly in 1993 where he earned a reputation as a fiscal hawk and a reformer. after a stint as will maw key county executive, he ran on a platform of eliminating the state's budget deficit, creating jobs and cutting taxes. this week marked -- i think it's this week marks the first anniversary of scott walker's inauguration, and what a year it has been. [laughter] in march of 2011, governor walker signed what is now nationally famous legislation that reformed public employee collective bargaining as well as other reforms with an eye toward putting wisconsin on

i am mitchells, at aei and also editor of america.com.to have wisconsin governor scott walker with us. over the last year, wisconsin has emerged as a crucial battleground in the fight over the future of the free enterprise system. specifically the battle and privileges by public employee unions. let me give you a bit on governor walker's background. walker began his political clear in wisconsin in the state assembly in 1993, where he earned a reputation as a fiscal hawk in the armor. after a stint as milwaukee county executive, he ran for governor and a platform of eliminating the state's budget deficit, creating jobs and cutting taxes. this week marks -- i think is this week marks the first anniversary of scott walker's inauguration in what year it is then. [laughter] in march of 2011, governor walker signed what is known nationally famous legislation to reform public employee bargaining as well as other reforms with an eye towards putting wisconsin on a solid fiscal path. public employee unions five bitterly and unsuccessfully to block

to joining aei as the principal deputy commissioner of the social security administration.the last few years, andrew has been doing in extraordinary amount of research and public employee compensation, benefits and pensions and revealing many of the what can only i think be described as unsustainable practices and trends of work in states across the country. so gentlemen, thanks for being here. governor, thank you. >> it's great to be here. >> media would be useful to just take time and tell us what the conference was when you came into office and go into some detail about the reforms that you propose and were ultimately able to advance and why you decided to do this. >> sure. well i will start with that. it's interesting when you think about it a year ago nearly every governor in america faced a budget deficit. covers republican, governors democrat, independent, you name it. every one of us faced a deficit to beat in my mind there's only five ways you can balance a budget using all or a combination of those different ideas. one is you can raise taxes. my neighbors to the s

joining governor walker is my colleague andrew biggs, a resident scholar here at aei and prior to joiningthe principal deputy commissioner of the social security administration. over the last two years, and are as good doing an extraordinary amount of research on employee comp patient, benefits and pensions and revealing than a foot can only be described as unsustainable as his entrance at work dates across the country. the thank you for being here, governor. >> great to be with you. >> maybe would be useful to take time and tell us what the context was when he came into office and go into some detail about the reforms you propose that were ultimately people and why he decided to do this. >> well, i'll start with that. when you think about it, a year ago governor faced a deficit. governors to public incumbent democrat, independent come you name it. nearly everyone of us faced a deficit in the 90s by five different ways you can balance the budget using all or a combination of those different ideas. one is you can raise taxes. my neighbors to the south have shown just how the attempt to do

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