2:27 PM
Julio Barreto
During last week’s post we listed a series of issues which will affect the November election and provided an outline of action steps we believe the affordable housing community must undertake to prepare itself for the future. This week we look at the traditional mid-term losses faced by a first-term president and discuss its implications for affordable housing advocates.Barack Obama’s first year and a half in office has not been without drama:1. He inherited one of the most challenging economic periods of our country’s history;2. Nominated the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court;3. Decided to expand our presence in Afghanistan;4. Saw the seat of the late Senator Ted Kennedy fall to a Republican resulting in Democrats losing their filibuster-proof majority in the Senate;5. After...
