People have different ways of interpreting history.

Voters' memories will fade some.

The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.

Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.

The problem is that when polls are wrong, they tend to be wrong in the same direction. If they miss in New Hampshire, for instance, they all miss on the same mistake.

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.