Dean Baker for Truthout: The economy doesn't get a gold star for a balanced budget or lower deficit. In fact, lower deficits can inflict devastating damage on the economy by reducing demand, leading to millions of workers becoming unemployed.
Net neutrality backers in Congress are still struggling to compile enough votes to repeal Ajit Pai's new rules, despite the fact that they are deeply unpopular.
Harry J Enten blogs about political and electoral statistics at Margin of Error. A graduate in government from Dartmouth College, he has interned at the NBC political unit in Washington, DC and Pollster.com, as well as contributed to Taegan Goddard's Political Wire. Follow Harry on Twitter @ForecasterEnten
