Obama on midterm elections: 'We got beat'
President Obama on Sunday took full responsibility for the Democratic Party's abysmal showing in the midterm elections.
"We got beat," he sad on Face the Nation.
"Whenever, as the head of the party, it doesn't do well, I've got to take responsibility for it," he added.
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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.