… After nearly a decade of playing defense on the issue, Democratic congressional candidates around the country are putting a health care message at the center of their campaigns. After the Republicans’ failed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Democrats have detected a newfound concern that the consumer protections […] Read more »
The Progressive Playbook: How These Candidates Pulled Off Their Upsets
It has become a familiar pattern this primary season. The day after a surprising victory by a progressive underdog — say Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Andrew Gillum of Florida, Jahana Hayes in Connecticut, Wesley Bell in Missouri or Ayanna Pressley in Massachusetts — national audiences rush to meet the […] Read more »
Republicans – Men and Women – Continue to Embrace Trump in Their Ads
Pro-Trump messaging in political ads continued through August. Almost 36,000 ad airings in U.S. House and U.S. Senate races mentioned Donald Trump in a positive fashion between August 1 and September 3, which is 13.4 percent of all ad airings in those races. By contrast, 4.8 percent of ads mention […] Read more »
Raw tensions over race and gender shape midterms, reflecting schism in Trump era
… Raw tensions over race, gender and personal identity are shaping battleground contests from Upstate New York to the Deep South, reflecting the deep schism in the country during the Trump era and the increasingly stark demographic divide between the two political parties. With just one primary day left, on […] Read more »
With Nike, Kaepernick now more a political figure than athlete
The National Football League’s 2018 season is here and the national anthem controversy is back with a new wrinkle. Nike has launched an ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who started the kneel-or-stand anthem argument. … But companies don’t become multi-billion dollar brands by making […] Read more »
Computer, Restaurant Sectors Still Top-Rated U.S. Industries
Of 25 industry sectors in the U.S., the computer and restaurant industries roughly tie for being the most well-regarded by the American public. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »