Will Obstruction Help The GOP?

Sargent fleshes out his argument. He sees a short-term advantage:

Poll after poll shows that majorities think the GOP is moreinterested in obstructing the Obama/Dem agenda than in reaching a goodfaith compromise. Yet amid all the gridlock Congress's overallapproval is at historic lows, and the generalized anti-incumbent fervoris expected to hurt Dems in the midterms. Indeed, in recent months theGOP has tied or bested Dems in the generic Congressional matchup. Republicans will argue that this...