Sunday, October 12, 2014

Sense That Obama Admin ‘Not Competent to Protect the American People’ Big Factor in Midterms

Sense That Obama Admin ‘Not Competent to Protect the American People’ Big Factor in Midterms:

USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page said the sense that the Obama administration is “not competent to protect the American people” is a “big factor” going into the midterm elections.

“Both of these stories, the Ebola virus and the threat from ISIS are feeding into a sense that Americans have that the world is not only a dangerous place but the government is not competent to handle them,” Page told Face the Nation on Sunday.

“I think it is a very dangerous thing for president Obama, the sense that his administration is not competent to protect the American people, that is the most fundamental job of a U.S. president and I think it is a big factor in the midterm elections.”

Page said that Republicans are seizing on the major national security issues ahead of November 4th and suggested even the recent secret service controversies have added to the overall concern from Americans.

“I think it is increasingly–that set of issues are contributing to a sense that Republicans in particular are trying to tap as we go into these final weeks before the election,” Page said.