Brady on the Electorate and the Elections of 2010 and 2012

David Brady talks with host Russ Roberts about the lessons of the 2010 election and what we might expect from the 2012 elections. Brady draws on political history as well as survey results from work with colleagues Doug Rivers and Morris Fiorina. Along the way he discusses the power of the independent vote, how ObamaCare affected the election of 2010, and the prospects for the Republican nominee in 2012. Taped a few days before the deal on the debt was reached, Brady gives his thoughts on the politics of the negotiations. The conversation concludes with a discussion of whether Obama will have a primary challenger.