The Fort Hood tragedy: the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with PTSD.
Unemployment reaches 10.2 percent: Do we need a bigger stimulus? What do the GOP victories in Virginia and New Jersey mean for both parties? Finally, the House's historic health care bill: will it pass and if so, why wait until 2013 to implement it?
Jennifer Merolla Ph.D.: Cracks in Obama's Coalition or Conventional Wisdom?
While some have made a fairly convincing case that there may be warning signals for the Democratic Party, I would caution against reading too deeply into the electoral tea leaves.