January 28, 2010 | Commentary

Analyzing Obama's First State of the Union


Political scientist Kenneth Janda says the 'elephant in the room' was raising taxes

By Brendan Cosgrove
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EVANSTON, Ill. ---  After a rather divisive year of politics in Washington, President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address emphasized cooperation as a way for lawmakers to eliminate what the President said was a "deficit of trust" with voters. In this audio Q&A, Kenneth Janda, Payson S. Wild professor emeritus of political science, shares his views on President Obama's speech and the overall political climate in the country with November's midterm elections looming.

Brendan Cosgrove is the broadcast associate/web content producer for Northwestern News Contact him at b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu