But Presidential Approval Also Became A Surrogate

With The Parties At Virtual Parity And The Ideological Gulf Between Them Never Greater, The Stakes Of Majority Control Of Congress Are Extremely High.

While Republican Voters Have Remained Universally Supportive Of Their President, Democrats And Independents Are Returning To A More Naturally Critical Stance.

Presidents Are Elected Not By Direct Popular Vote But By 538 Members Of The Electoral College.

Speech Is Civilization Itself. The Word, Even The Most Contradictions Word, Preserves Contact - It Is Silence Which Isolates.

A Healthy Degree Of Party Unity Among Democrats And Republicans Has Deteriorated Into Bitter Partisan Warfare.