President Barack Obama answers questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
President Obama and the "enthusiasm gap"
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As the midterm elections near, political polls continue to show Republican voters are much more enthusiastic about the elections than Democratic voters. Have the people who turned out for Obama in 2008 given up on hope and change?
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Clarence Page: columnist and editorial board member of the Chicago Tribune.
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Thomas Whalen: associate professor of social science at Boston University. His most recent book is "A Higher Purpose: Profiles in Presidential Courage."
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