The 2014 midterm elections are just a little more than a year away, but the prognostications have been flying for months about who will win, why, and how. Everyone has a story to sell about which party will pick up seats, and which campaigns are poised to do well and […] Read more »
Omen or Not? What off-off year elections tell us about the future
We can all guess the final result in New Jersey this November, and at this point most observers are less certain about Virginia’s, although we currently rate Terry McAuliffe (D) as a small favorite over Ken Cuccinelli (R). … But the truly sure thing about the two gubernatorial contests set […] Read more »
The GOP Shouldn’t Run a Fool’s Errand
With all of the talk among some Republicans in Congress about impeachment and shutting down the government to stop Obamacare or force entitlement-spending cuts, you’d think that they were living in another reality back in the 1990s. Republicans were pursuing similar missions then, and things didn’t work out so well […] Read more »
The Incumbent Conundrum: Getting People To Vote For You When They Hate Washington
It’s no fun being an incumbent these days. There’s the gridlock. The partisanship. The fact that Americans think more highly of athlete’s foot than they do a Member of Congress. … So, how does that incumbent convince his/her constituents to re-hire them? I posed that question to some of the […] Read more »
10-CD Poll: House majority not at stake over defunding of Obamacare
With citizens across America asking their congressman to support defunding Obamacare, Heritage Action CEO Michael A. Needham alongside leading pollster Jon Lerner today released a poll showing the idea of defunding Obamacare is broadly supported. Moreover, the potential of a partial government shutdown does little to dampen the desire to […] Read more »
Unpopular Republicans See Gains in ’14 Elections
As hundreds of U.S. lawmakers fan out to their home districts this month, there is a genuine political conundrum. Approval ratings for Congress are at an all-time low, rivaling those of junkyard dogs. Republicans are seen as the main villains; the party’s standing with the public keeps falling. So what’s […] Read more »