… All through the early part of this year, there has been one political narrative above all others: tea party vs. Republican establishment, or a Republican Party at war with itself. It is both a real and flawed concept, as the first rounds of primaries have demonstrated. Real because there […] Read more »
How far right can Republicans go?
The line between the Republican establishment and the Tea Party has blurred. That spells trouble for the GOP in the long run. Possibly this year, more likely in 2016. … The New York Times recently examined party unity on 11 issues where Democrats and Republicans take opposite positions, including climate […] Read more »
Democrats Seek Issue to Buoy Turnout in Midterms
With Tuesday’s primaries reinforcing the strength of the Republican establishment, House Democrats are reassessing their electoral strategy based on a major internal research project that shows their candidates stand a better chance when they portray Republicans as unsympathetic to the economic situation of working Americans while protecting the wealthy. The […] Read more »
Oregon’s Mail-in Voting Makes Scandal Unlikely to Sink Wehby
A mother of four is running for U.S. Senate. Polls show her well ahead. Then, just days before the primary election, allegations surface that she stalked her ex-boyfriend and harassed her ex-husband. Her campaign implodes. That would probably be the story in almost every other state, but Monica Wehby, a […] Read more »
The Primaries Project: How is the Tea Party Doing?
As the congressional primary season continues with a slew of important states today, the big question—how’s the Tea Party doing—remains hard to answer. On the one hand Tea Party candidates have failed to capture high profile Senate primary seats in Texas and North Carolina, increasing the Republican Party’s chances of […] Read more »
ACA Advertising: Is the Fix In?
At the public opinion polling community’s annual conference in Anaheim last week, Republican pollster Bill McInturff predicted we may soon see a shift in the messaging of his party’s television advertising about the Affordable Care Act. With the bulk of the GOP’s most acrimonious primaries about to end, its candidates […] Read more »