Imagine three presidents. The first sold a moderate message to win a three-way race with 49% of the vote. The second sold a conservative one and won with just under 51% of the vote. And the third ran a liberal campaign and won with just over 51% of the vote. […] Read more »
The Legacy Trap
… Compared with Bill Clinton’s era, the Democratic Party today is more culturally liberal and economically populist. Compared with George W. Bush’s era, the GOP is more dogmatically committed to shrinking government. These changes have presented Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush with the common puzzle of appealing to parties that […] Read more »
Iowa Poll: Bill and George W. May Not Hurt Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush
The nation’s next president may well be advised by a former one. For the most part, that prospect doesn’t seem to trouble Iowa caucus-goers. CONT. David Knowles, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
No, the Democrats Have Not Moved Further Left Than Republicans Have Moved Right
When Barack Obama first appeared on the scene as an underdog challenger to Hillary Clinton, conservatives welcomed him as a refreshing, relatively moderate alternative. Then they decided Obama was actually a left-wing extremist, in comparison to the moderation of the Clintons. As Hillary Clinton prepares to take the helm of […] Read more »
Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left?
Among liberals, it’s almost universally assumed that of the two major parties, it’s the Republicans who have become more extreme over the years. That’s a self-flattering but false narrative. This is not to say the Republican Party hasn’t become a more conservative party. It has. But in the last two […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Clinton’s favorable slips, Christie underwater by double digits
Hillary Clinton’s personal ratings continue to slip. Yet the Democratic presidential hopeful still garners higher favorable ratings than many in the 2016 GOP field, according to a new Fox News poll released Wednesday. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »