Bernie Sanders Only Had Eyes for One Wing of the Democratic Party

… On Wednesday, Sanders finally capitulated to political reality and withdrew from the race. In doing so, he claimed that “Few would deny that over the course of the past five years our movement has won the ideological struggle.” But is that true? The fact is that a decisive majority […] Read more »

The primary difference

Juxtaposing the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries creates something like an experiment. Two different candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, faced the same opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), in many of the same states, with the same potential electorate. Yet the results were quite different. Biden did far better than […] Read more »

Americans Back President Trump On Coronavirus Crisis; Overall Approval Rating Rises

A plurality of Americans narrowly approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new IBD/TIPP poll. In addition, President Trump’s overall approval rating has turned slightly positive. … Likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden saw his lead on Donald Trump widening in the latest poll, even […] Read more »