Not all the missteps that President Obama has made have been entirely his fault. But he is going to have a lot of work to do in the next four months in order to win back disaffected supporters. When he first came to power the president promised to usher in a new era of cooperation with the Republicans.

Establishment vs. outsiders as voters in Ariz., Alaska head to primary polls in Tuesday’s primaries

Jean, who was born in Haiti but raised in New York City, also urged overseas Haitians to invest in Haiti.

LOS ANGELES _ Five state legislative primary races remained too close to call on Wednesday, with candidates, including a tea party activist, separated in some cases by just a few dozen votes. Republican Tim Donnelly had a narrow primary lead to succeed Assemblyman Anthony Adams in a district straddling Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. [...]

If the debates happen, they’ll be a two-man affair. Poizner, the state’s insurance commissioner, was quick to accept the invitation, but Whitman’s campaign rejected the proposal after initially saying it was open to considering it. Instead, her campaign said Brown should debate other Democrats who will appear on the June ballot.

Attorney General Jerry Brown, outgunned in the gubernatorial race by the personal wealth of Republicans Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, drew the loudest reaction from the delegates when he criticized them for waging a high-dollar campaign over the airwaves.