Dems Have Lost Voters' Policy Support

Dems Have Lost Voters' Policy Support

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's troubles with a weakening economy are outracing his excuses, triggering political turmoil and angst among Democrats who now fear they will lose majority control of Congress in November. The White House is getting slammed by one economic bombshell after another. The data coming in during the past week suggests that economic growth had slowed down to just over 2 percent in April through June, far from the 3.5 percent that had been forecast. The Federal Reserve Board released minutes of its June meeting showing most board members saying it will take "five or six years" for the...