… Her. It’s a three-letter pronoun that, despite the seemingly endless debate over whether a woman can become president, feels relatively benign. But what if its use, or an unconscious aversion to its use, had some small power to influence voter perception? Could something as simple as a pronoun reflect, […] Read more »
It’s still difficult to see Trump losing Iowa in November
… Hillary Clinton’s showing in Iowa reflected a unique weakness, and Democrats have a chance to nominate someone who doesn’t have her baggage, which would improve their prospects in the state. But Trump’s margin was substantial, and Democrats would need to bring out voters who stayed home in 2016 and […] Read more »
President Trump shows us that electability is no match for electricity
… Candidate Trump showed that so-called electability is no match for electricity and a relentless focus on the electoral college. … Four years later, Democratic candidates, party leaders and primary voters have been seduced into the trap of focusing on electability. Multiple polls show that Democrats value “beating Donald Trump” […] Read more »
Was Hillary Clinton a terrible candidate?
… On the surface, Clinton could be viewed as a more valuable candidate to Democrats than Trump was to Republicans, according to Inside Elections’ ‘Vote Above Replacement’ metric. She overperformed a typical Democrat in 19 states, while Trump overperformed a typical Republican in 15 states. CONT. Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll […] Read more »
Is Trump really the MVP of the GOP?
After a tumultuous 2018 that saw them lose their House majority, Republicans often seem eager to dismiss those midterm results as typical while pining for the next election when President Donald Trump will top the ballot and drive turnout in their favor. A closer look, however, shows Trump may not […] Read more »
America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
FRONTLINE begins its 2020 election year coverage with a two-part, four-hour documentary series investigating America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk and his team, America’s Great Divide: From Obama to Trump draws on revelatory new interviews with key political and cultural figures, as well […] Read more »