In the wake of the government shutdown, two issues that could cause each party to hemorrhage support ahead of next year’s election have come to the fore: Obamacare for Democrats and the Tea Party for Republicans. What are the perceptions of each party as a result of consistent and unified […] Read more »
Narrow tea party losses are wake-up call for Republicans
The Republican establishment went into last week’s off-year elections believing that the tea party insurrectionists who have ripped apart the GOP in recent years would suffer enough damage to force them into some kind of retreat. But no one thinks that happened. The expectation now is that the long-running internal […] Read more »
For Obama, and Democrats, it’s crunch time
President Obama likes to say he will never again be running for office, but every Democrat knows he will be on the ballot figuratively in 2014, and 2016, as well. Right now they are rightly nervous about that prospect. A month ago, political Washington was transfixed by the errors committed […] Read more »
A Closer Look at Self-Insured Voters and their Impact on 2014
In recent weeks, more than four million individuals and families who rely on the individual marketplace for health insurance received notices that their health insurance plans will no longer be available due to new requirements stemming from Obamacare. While the negative impact of Obamacare reaches beyond a single group, many […] Read more »
The GOP Is in Better Shape Than You Think
Tucked away in recent polls—which have documented the extraordinary anger directed at the Republican Party during the shutdown crisis—are measures of clear disappointment with the Democratic Party. The disappointment is substantial, and it raises big questions about the 2014 midterms. The Republican Party’s favorable ratings fell substantially in most every […] Read more »
Lessons for 2014 and beyond from the 2013 Elections
The great thing about elections is that they have a definitive conclusion. People win. People lose. Even so, everyone has a different definition of what the results actually “mean.” Here’s how I see it: CONT. Amy Walter, Cook Political Report Read more »