History shows it could get a lot tougher because of
the midterm elections scheduled for later in 2018.
Not exact matches
But with the
midterm elections less than two months away, leaders have not yet decided whether they will
schedule a vote on the legislation before voters go to the polls.
Then, Obama is
scheduled to give two big speeches next week to try and frame his administration's response to the recession, less than two months ahead of a
midterm election where Democratic majorities in the House and Senate are on the ropes.
When Farenthold resigned on April 6, state
election laws prohibited the governor from
scheduling an
election until the Nov. 6
midterms.
The brief respite comes as the 2010
midterm elections loom ever closer, and both Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are
scheduled to hit the campaign trail yet again next week.
And despite the fact that few if any of the students are old enough to vote in next month's
midterm elections, Obama took time from a packed campaign
schedule to tour an exhibit of their winning posters and then thank them for their passion.