Just as Donald Trump prepared to jet to Orlando to formally kick off his bid for a second term in 2020, a new Quinnipiac University poll was released that showed the President trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in the Sunshine State by 9 percentage points. Which is a big […] Read more »
The Wave That Could Carry Trump to Re-election
… Brexit, Election Day 2016, the collapse of the center-left in France, Germany and Italy, the so-called yellow vest protests, the losses by centrist parties in the recent European elections and a political upset in Australia have been categorized as examples of “populism” or “nationalism.” They are labeled a reaction […] Read more »
Running for re-election the Trump way — with half the country against you
… For all the pyrotechnics about immigration, Trump’s re-election campaign is based on a strong economy and a soaring stock market. With the unemployment rate at 3.6 percent, any president would be entitled like Trump to crow about the economy without crediting his predecessor. The problem is that, with the […] Read more »
Trump’s worst enemy as he kicks off his re-election bid may be himself
… Now the undisputed center of the political universe, Trump is set to kick off his re-election campaign Tuesday at Orlando’s Amway Center having redefined the Republican Party, the tenor of American public discourse and perceptions of the country at home and abroad. He’ll do so with the shadow of […] Read more »
How many ways is Michigan in play in 2020?
Michigan is surprisingly relevant in 2020. The Democratic presidential nominee almost certainly has to carry the state next year to have any chance of denying President Donald Trump a second term. And Republicans are eyeing the seat of first-term Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. … Last year was a banner year […] Read more »
McConnell’s blockade of House legislation is about to face its toughest test
In the struggle between Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Democratic-controlled House, the immovable object may finally have met an irresistible force. McConnell has been the immovable object: He’s frustrated House Democrats by systematically blocking Senate votes so far on the lengthening list of bills they have passed, […] Read more »