In september of 2001 when the 9 11 attacks happened, and whatever shock the body politic had experienced by the contested and indeterminate 2000 president ial election, well, the 9 11 attacks further scrambled and upended political expectations nationwide. And so while the basic Political Science principle is that the president s party tends to lose seats in a midterm election, whatever party holds the white house, they tend to suffer in a nonpresident ial year election following them getting into the white house. Thats the basic principle. But for a lot of different reasons, that expectation didnt really take hold in 2002. Really nobody knew what was going to happen in that midterm. And in the great state of New Hampshire, that National Uncertainty in 2002, that upending of all normal expectations in 2002 was all funneled in that state, that year, into a very intense competition for a u. S. Senate seat that year in New Hampshire. The incumbent republican senator from New Hampshire los
He now has to be regarded as a serious contender. That reality appeared to be sinking in after the first set of iowa results was released. It validates for a kid somewhere in a community wondering if he belongs or she belongs or they belong in their own family, that if you believe in yourself and your country, theres a lot backing up that belief. [ applause ]. Former Vice President joe biden is looking to leave iowa behind and pick up momentum. Joe biden has hispanic and black voters support him. First, New Hampshire, an overwhelmingly white state. Its good to be back in New Hampshire. More than you know. [ applause ] said from the beginning, i want to do well in iowa. Before this, i count the first four are the key. Two caucuses and two primaries. Well see what happens have they finished count . Mike bloombergs campaign looking to capitalize on the chaos in iowa. The former new york city mayor doubling his spending on Television Ads and has already topped 300 million. As for the app a
Thousands of passengers have faced major disruption at heathrow airport, after a systems failure affected all terminals. The airport says the technical problems have now been resolved. Announcer now calling only those american guests from emerald deck who are. Us citizens quarantined for days on a cruise ship injapan are leaving after america sends two planes to take them home. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are rob merrick, the deputy Political Editor at the independent, and ruth lea, whos an economics adviser for the Arbuthnot Banking group. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. In the times, europe talks tough on trade a french minister has warned europe and britain will rip each other apart during negotiations for a deal. The telegraph says dementia patients are being dumped in hospital and that the closure of care centres puts 100,000 people a year in a e. Leading the guardian, another doctor from the same f
And liberal academia is advising not to wear the offensive costumes like cowboys or indians or white trash, and here first is the sound bite from the health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The majority of the people who are calling for me to resign are the people i do not work for and do not want the program to work in the first place. And your thoughts on this, k. G. . Well, she should go into hiding or something, because she is a National Embarrassment and e when when i see her, i chagrin. She should say im sorry to the american people, and sorry, mr. President , and ban ish me to the place where i will not be seen for five year, because this could not have gone worse and there is no excuse for it, and she is actually doesnt seem to care. And doesnt seem to care. And do all of the democrats not realize they work for the american taxpayer . Is. That is not what the lady said by the way. What did she say . She said that the people who want to fire her, and she is talk i
And liberal academia is advising not to wear the offensive costumes like cowboys or indians or white trash, and here first is the sound bite from the health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The majority of the people who are calling for me to resign are the people i do not work for and do not want the program to work in the first place. And your thoughts on this, k. G. . Well, she should go into hiding or something, because she is a National Embarrassment and e when when i see her, i chagrin. She should say im sorry to the american people, and sorry, mr. President , and ban ish me to the place where i will not be seen for five year, because this could not have gone worse and there is no excuse for it, and she is actually doesnt seem to care. And doesnt seem to care. And do all of the democrats not realize they work for the american taxpayer . Is. That is not what the lady said by the way. What did she say . She said that the people who want to fire her, and she is talk i