… Perhaps the biggest news coming out of this week’s CNN presidential debates was the seeming criticism of former President Barack Obama’s policies while in office. It was a stunning turn because anyone looking at the polling data can see that Obama and many of his policies (such as the […] Read more »
The Post-Debate State Of The Primary
In a live taping of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast in downtown Detroit, the crew discusses key takeaways from the second Democratic primary debate. And the team competes in a 2020 Democratic presidential draft, debating which candidates are most likely to win the nomination. Plus, Robert Yoon of Inside Elections joins […] Read more »
More Debates, More Problems?
These last two nights in Detroit are a reminder of why those who have been involved in party politics and campaigns for a long time hate primary debates. They are the political equivalent of public family therapy. Disagreements, pent-up frustrations, and long-held grudges are out on display for the whole […] Read more »
When did Barack Obama become a Republican?
When did Barack Obama become a Republican? I’m asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detroit, support for policy positions like the public option, comprehensive immigration reform and trade agreements are now dismissed as “Republican talking points.” The same applies to asking practical questions about how […] Read more »
Republicans Watch Fractious Democratic Debates and Like What They See
After two nights of debates between 20 presidential hopefuls that exposed a wide rift between the Democratic Party’s progressive and centrist wings, President Trump’s allies and Republican strategists said Thursday that they had gotten largely what they wanted: Five hours of a nationally televised clash where Democrats themselves questioned the […] Read more »
Joe Biden Is Learning That Liberals Eat Their Own
As a conservative watching the Democratic debates, one of the most astonishing aspects of the multicandidate assault on Joe Biden was that the case against him seems to be based in large measure on his role in two generations of Democratic victories. His “crimes” consist partly in playing crucial roles […] Read more »