Beware of the small business voting bloc

Historically, mid-term elections during a second term of any U.S. president have been unfavorable for his [image error]party. But in 1998, an embattled President Clinton went against conventional political wisdom and history. During his second mid-term election, Democrats slightly increased their majority in Congress, producing a political and moral victory for him.

Going into Tuesday’s elections, President Obama could either brace for the curse of the second mid-term or imagine America’s first black presi...