Is the Affordable Care Act the Republicans’ golden ticket in this year’s election? Some Republicans worry that their party may be placing too big a bet on it. … Polls indicate that the Affordable Care Act continues to be unpopular, but the intensity of anger over it may be dissipating. […] Read more »
WDC: Mayor Gray Leads in New Poll, But Race Remains Fluid
A new NBC4 poll shows D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray leading in the race for this spring’s mayoral Democratic primary, and that a majority of D.C. residents think the city is headed in the right direction. … While Gray is leading with 28 percent support among likely voters, Councilmember Muriel Bowser […] Read more »
Midterm Signals and Noise
… The current consensus in Washington is that 2014 will be a Republican election – that they will gain some seats in the U.S. House, that they have a realistic chance of recapturing a bare majority in the U.S. Senate and that they will continue to enjoy a sizable edge […] Read more »
A New Poll Showing Why Immigration Reform Probably Won’t Pass This Year
… Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, who is in charge of writing the high-tech immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives, told us earlier this year that comprehensive immigration reform isn’t likely to happen until at least after the 2014 mid-term elections, because it’s too politically risky for Republicans to […] Read more »
Governors’ races offer a barometer for 2016
In Washington, the focus right now is on the Senate: Who will control it after the November midterm elections? But the National Governors Association winter meeting this weekend is a reminder that the outcome of this year’s gubernatorial elections will be equally important in shaping the political future. Washington remains […] Read more »
Health Care Premiums and the Midterm Elections
For the third consecutive election cycle, the health-care law figures to play a major role in this fall’s elections. The difference this year: The Affordable Care Act is a reality, with people enrolling in health insurance plans and paying premiums. The costs of those plans differ from place to place. […] Read more »