The chaos around Wisconsin’s primary last week has raised the level of concern about November’s Election Day to Defcon-1 status. Will Republican legislators in key states block efforts to expand mail-in voting, and force people to stand in line together? Will we be clear enough of the virus for polling […] Read more »
No progressive tea party: Sanders’ exit highlights asymmetry between the parties
The tea party of the left never materialized. While the election of Barack Obama triggered a takeover of the Republican Party by its more radical elements and eventually paved the way for Donald Trump, Democrats have taken a different route during Trump’s presidency and have mostly defeated their populists at […] Read more »
The one normal thing about the 2020 campaign
… The 2016 campaign was known for having the two least liked major party candidates of all time. That seems unlikely to repeat itself. Indeed, while the 2020 campaign is likely to be one of the strangest campaigns in recent American history, the popularity of the two men who will […] Read more »
Politics & Policy in the Age of Pandemic
Political prognostication, by Bruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. CONT. — pdf Recent polls: Coronavirus pandemic Read more »
How the Virus Crisis Could Help a Red-State Democrat Stay in Office
… In contrast to President Trump, whose approval bump during the health emergency has been modest by historic standards and is rapidly fading, governors are experiencing strong support for providing sober updates of new cases and hands-on guidance like how to apply for unemployment checks. Once dull gray figures to […] Read more »
The Most Important 2020 States Already Have Vote by Mail
In the states that will likely decide the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump has already lost his newly declared war against voting by mail. All six of the swing states that both sides see as the most probable tipping points allow their residents to vote by mail for any reason, […] Read more »