In the race for U.S. Senate in Colorado, Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet has a 7-point advantage over his Republican challenger Joe O’Dea among registered voters statewide. Bennet enjoys a comparable lead among those who say they definitely plan to vote. In Colorado’s gubernatorial contest, Democratic incumbent Jared Polis outpaces Republican […] Read more »
Joe Biden Knows How to Use Donald Trump
… Biden didn’t win the Democratic nomination in 2020 because he was the most thrilling candidate or because he had legions of die-hard supporters. The case most often made for Biden was that other people would find him acceptable. And that proved true. Biden was able to assemble an unusually […] Read more »
Johnson and Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin; Whitmer leads Dixon for governor in Michigan
It seems like Wisconsin elections are always pretty close these days, and here are two more following that trend. The Senate race has incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson running just one point ahead of Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in a toss-up contest, and the governor’s race is currently even […] Read more »
Women powered Democrats in the 2018 midterms. Will they again in 2022?
… In the coming weeks, The Washington Post will be looking at some of the voters who will decide the fate of the next Congress, and assessing whether Democrats can maintain the coalition that propelled them to victories in 2018 and 2020. This “Deciders” series begins with a look from […] Read more »
When marijuana is on the ballot, it wins
Marijuana, at times, seems to be a third rail in American politics. While most Democrats are ardent defenders of abortion rights and gay rights, many party lawmakers are less vocal about decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana. It was only Thursday when President Joe Biden decided to pardon all people convicted of […] Read more »
Will the Herschel Walker Allegations Actually Matter?
I don’t think there’s a question I’m asked more often than: “Will this matter” on Election Day? Usually, the question follows the latest gaffe or breaking news that casts a candidate in a bad light. And usually, my answer is, “No, it will not matter” — or at least a […] Read more »