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Barack Obama was
elected president two years ago by harnessing the hopes of his
supporters. But now, he finds himself at the close of a very different
campaign trying to manage disappointment and discontent.

“Let’s not fool
ourselves,” he said. “This is a tough election. This country has gone
through one of the most difficult periods of our history.”

American voters
will go the polls Tuesday to elect national lawmakers and state
leaders, with two wars, high unemployment, and record deficits on their
minds.

The president
himself isn’t on the ballot, but he’s working hard because as the race
goes into its last weekend, his Democratic Party is facing a debacle.

Pollsters predict
it will lose dozens of seats in the House of Representatives, giving
Republicans majority control. In the Senate, the Democrats are expected
to be reduced to such a slim majority that they won’t be entirely in
control there either.

Obama hasn’t had an easy two years. Now his term is half over and
when the results are in next week, he may find the hardest part still
ahead.