The spread of the coronavirus has not occurred evenly around the country. Urban areas, such as New York City, have been harder hit than rural locales and that difference in impacts follows some of the deep partisan political splits in the country. Democrats and Republicans seem to be experiencing the […] Read more »
The Cleaner ‘Smoke-Filled Room’
Key Points • In the last 50 years, American political party leaders lost their historical control of the nominations of presidential candidates. • The reduced power held by these expert politicians contributed to Donald Trump’s nomination in 2016, and Democrats in 2020 came close to making a similar choice. • […] Read more »
Democrats sound the alarm on Joe Biden’s young voter problem
Joe Biden consolidated his gains as he races to the Democratic nomination, dominated in a trio of primaries last Tuesday among voters male and female, rich and poor, white and non-white, college and high school graduates. But there was one glaring exception: Young voters. Voters under 45 continued to support […] Read more »
Did Nate Silver Help Elect Trump? Maybe…
A recent article in the Washington Post suggested that President Donald Trump’s election may have been helped by probability forecasts of an almost-certain victory by Hillary Clinton. CONT. David W. Moore, iMediaEthics Read more »
To Beat Trump, Democrats May Need to Break Out of the ‘Whole Foods’ Bubble
It’s no secret that Democratic primary voters prize fall “electability.” But for all the clamor about progressive versus moderate choices, the obstacles to pulling voters toward Democrats — particularly in the battleground states — could prove more cultural than ideological. … In many ways, what people buy, eat and wear […] Read more »
Here’s how Bernie Sanders in 2020 differs from Bernie Sanders in 2016
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the prohibitive frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. It’s not just that he had more people cast a ballot for him in each of the first three contests. It’s how Sanders is doing it compared to his last run in 2016. Sanders is putting […] Read more »