Democratic pollster Geoff Garin joins us on the Political Wire podcast to give us insight into upcoming midterm elections and whether Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016. CONT. Political Wire Read more »
Can Democrats Win On Koch Attacks?
Republicans scoff when they hear that Democrats plan to make the Koch brothers and their heavy investment into GOP campaigns an issue in 2014. Even one top Democratic strategist told me he thought that all the attention put on the billionaire brothers was too obscure for regular voters to care […] Read more »
The 2014 House Elections and Comprehensive Immigration Reform Revisited
From the perspective of most Latino voters, the actions of the House Republicans have made a bad situation worse. House Republicans will bear the blunt of the blame if comprehensive immigration reform does not pass. Their dithering also creates an opportunity for President Obama to take administrative action and in […] Read more »
Close Races in 4 Southern States Could Tip Senate Power Balance
Four Senate races in the South that will most likely determine control of Congress appear very close, with Republicans benefiting from more partisan intensity but a Democratic incumbent, seen as highly vulnerable, holding a surprising edge, according to a New York Times Upshot/Kaiser Family Foundation poll. The survey underscores a […] Read more »
Obama’s Foreign Policy Impacts 2014 Elections — Really
No, I am not going to try to make the case that foreign policy will be at the forefront of this year’s elections, or that international issues are a high priority for most Americans. They aren’t. But foreign policy could have an indirect yet significant impact on the midterm elections, […] Read more »
The Myth of Swing Voters in Midterm Elections
If you want to understand the 2014 midterm elections, remember this simple fact about American politics: There just aren’t that many swing voters. Many people change their minds over the course of a campaign about whether to vote and even which candidate they’re leaning toward. Ultimately, though, voters tend to […] Read more »