Patriots Unite Blog

With the November elections looming, candidates are redoubling their efforts to promote themselves and cast their opponents in an unflattering light. With control of the House up for grabs and Republicans making a push for the majority in the Senate as well, these elections are certainly shaping up to be more influential than your run-of-the-mill midterms. And in order to boost popularity for their parties, heavy hitters from each side are out campaigning from coast to coast.

President Obama has been seen at backyard barbecues and other small community functions as of late to bolster support for Democratic candidates. With the anti-government, anti-incumbent sentiment that has been sweeping the nation, it’s no surprise to see the Commander in Chief out promoting delegates on his side of the aisle. Midterm elections typically swing in favor of the minority party, but that trend should be stronger than ever this year. Although Obama is probably focused on the current races, in the back of the mind he has to already be devising plans from the 2012 elections to thwart the droves of people now sporting Gone 1-20-2013 bumper stickers across the country.