State of the Union analysis from Elving and Smith

NPR's Washington Editor Ron Elving co-hosts Midday from Washington to review President Obama's State of the Union address and the Republican response from Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Guests

• Ron Elving: Today's co-host of Midday. NPR's Senior Washington Editor. Former political editor for USA Today and Congressional Quarterly. Author, "Conflict and Compromise: How Congress Makes the Law."
• Steven Smith: Professor of political science and director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy. Author of many books about Congress, including the textbook, "The American Congress."

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Resources

• about NPR's Ron Elving
• about Professor Steven Smith