Anyone who knows me well knows I am usually eyeing the oven for the next fresh batch of in-depth public-opinion data from Democracy Corps, a partnership between legendary Democratic strategists Stan Greenberg and James Carville that just celebrated its 15th anniversary. It gets even better when the two team up […] Read more »
How Do Democrats Win When the Economy Still Sucks?
Despite a less-than-rosy economy, President Obama won re-election due in large part to the fact that he made the race a referendum on Mitt Romney and his “47 percent” ideology. Two years later, the economy looks better on paper, but voters aren’t seeing it. That means Democrats will once again […] Read more »
More Republicans See Health Care Stance as ‘Very Important’ to Midterm Vote
In looking ahead to this fall’s elections, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view a candidate’s position on the Affordable Care Act as very important to their vote. A new national survey finds that 64% of Republican registered voters say a candidate’s stance on the health care law will […] Read more »
Democratic Senate Seats Might Prove Hard to Keep
When people suggest that one election will be exactly like another, I recall a lesson my good friend, political economist Tom Gallagher, taught me about historical parallels. Tom would often quote Mark Twain’s line that “history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” The truth is that while no […] Read more »
Election Indicators Suggest GOP Edge
The latest Associated Press-GfK poll holds bad news for President Barack Obama, but as the November elections draw closer, there are ominous signs for congressional Democrats as well. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, AP Read more »
Can Democrats change the politics of health care?
The debate over the Affordable Care Act has entered a new stage, one that will challenge Republicans and Democrats alike. But the burden still falls more heavily on the Democrats to show that the law can become something other than a political weight on vulnerable incumbents this year. … For […] Read more »