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26 March 2010

The Chartist: Blue is the colour

Obama's bipartisan politics is on shaky ground.

By Alyssa McDonald

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Barack Obama’s promise of bipartisan politics hasn’t won over many Republicans when it comes to voting. Things aren’t looking especially promising for future legislation either — so far, only Lindsey Graham is backing the planned immigration bill.

Graphic by Jez Burrows

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