In the weeks since he lost his job at the car plant, Rick Marsh has blasted Pink Floyd while cleaning the house. He has watched the cat watching the birds. He has smoked cigarettes out the sliding glass door. He has watched Motor Trend, a TV network about cars. He […] Read more »
If 2020 comes down to turnout, a white male Democratic nominee might be a problem for his party
For Democrats, it is unquestionably the case that having a white man on the ballot next November will spur turnout and energy among even infrequent voters. That white man is President Trump, whose unpopularity with members of the opposing party led to midterm turnout that we hadn’t seen in a […] Read more »
Americans say administration should cooperate with congressional investigations
A majority of Americans feels they have heard enough about the Mueller report, while over one-third wants to hear more. More than half of Americans want congressional Democrats to drop the Russia matter and move on to other issues, but partisan divides on this have grown since March, and a […] Read more »
Revisiting What Happened in the 2018 Election: An Analysis of the Catalist Voter Registration Database
… Thinking about the change from 2016 to 2018, it is clear that both mobilization and persuasion were critically important in producing this scale of victory for Democrats. When it comes to turnout, the composition of the electorate roughly “broke even” with 2016, much different than the past two midterms. […] Read more »
Framing the Economic Debate
… How can progressives frame the economic debate on their own terms? All conservatives want to talk about is capitalism and socialism, but in doing so, they expose one of their greatest weaknesses – support for an economic system that puts the wealthy ahead of regular people. CONT. – pdf […] Read more »
For Trump’s 2020 re-election, not all tariffs are created equal
Since his arrival in Washington, President Donald Trump has brought a different approach to trade, sparking fights with U.S. allies and adversaries in search of better deals. But as the 2020 election draws closer, a look at some of the numbers shows not all trade disputes are equal in the […] Read more »