Congressional Republicans spent last weekend huddling with President Trump at Camp David to frame their legislative agenda in 2018. But they have already placed the bets most likely to determine their fate in November’s midterm election, as a series of dramatic events late last week demonstrated. Two of their biggest […] Read more »
A White House That Can’t Shoot Straight
The NBC News Political Unit’s morning newsletter First Read on Thursday nailed it, noting, “The last two days are a reminder that 2018 will be all about Trump: For those who thought the GOP’s tax law or Democrats’ message might be key parts of the 2018 midterm environment, the first […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The Pollsters Strike Back
In this episode of Poll Hub, the brain trust of The Marist Poll shares its poll watcher’s checklist for the 2018 midterm elections for United States Congress. What can pollsters and media pundits do to prevent the public from being pointed in the wrong direction? Stay tuned. Marist Poll Read more »
The Peril of Midterms: Can Trump Defy the Odds Once Again?
After the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, the year-old Trump administration now faces its first midterm election on Nov. 6. The daunting record of past midterms must be uppermost in their minds. Is a debacle for the party in power looming? While Trump touts the […] Read more »
10 Reasons Why 2018 Will Make 2017 Seem Tame
#1. Both Sides Think They’re Winning & Plan to Double-Down CONT. – pdf Bruce Mehlman, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas Read more »
Questions about Trump’s fitness raised by bombshell new book pose growing threat for Republicans in 2018 elections
In the first month of Barack Obama’s second year in the White House, Fox News highlighted a controversy: a photograph showed his feet on the historic Resolute Desk. “Is President Obama disrespecting the Oval Office?” the Fox website asked. In the first month of Donald Trump’s second year, he has […] Read more »