… Anyone starting to write Trump’s political obituary would be well advised to put the pen down because, politically speaking, he does seem to have more than the proverbial cat’s nine lives. But the political environment is different from four years ago, and it cannot be reassuring for him or […] Read more »
DeSantis, Trump Are Main Focus of GOP Voters for 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump continue to be the only 2024 possibilities generating significant top-of-mind support from Republican voters in the latest Monmouth University Poll. While Trump has gained some ground over the past two months, he trails DeSantis in a head-to-head contest. At the same […] Read more »
Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?
It turns out Joe Biden’s second State of the Union was the speech that wasn’t. It wasn’t uplifting or enlightening or even explanatory. It wasn’t rhetorically strong or politically rational, appealing only to his narrow partisan base. It certainly wasn’t unifying, despite Biden’s many references to unity and calls to […] Read more »
The State of Biden’s Next Campaign
Key Points• President Biden’s successful State of the Union address suggested he’s full speed ahead on running for a second term.• Despite polls showing that even many Democrats would prefer Biden not to run again, he has no real opposition within his own party — and the State of the […] Read more »
Feisty Joe Biden Is Back
It was a raucous, interactive, and argumentative State of the Union like no other. And when it was over, President Joe Biden had provided a clear signal of how he plans to contest the 2024 presidential election. Leaning hard into his populist “Scranton Joe” persona, an energetic and feisty Biden […] Read more »
DeSantis leads Trump for 2024 GOP nod — but not if Haley and others split the vote
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that in a head-to-head matchup, more Republican voters would cast their ballots for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (45%) than for former President Donald Trump (41%) if the party’s 2024 presidential primary were held today. Yet if even one additional Republican candidate challenges Trump and […] Read more »