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24 Democrats are running for president. Voters and donors like only five of them.
There are nearly as many Democrats running for president as there are days in July. With so many choices to choose from, you might be wondering how potential Democratic primary voters are wading through all of the candidates. But as the latest fundraising reports and polling shows, the giant field […] Read more »
Florida Voters Support Climate Action
Seventy-one percent of Florida voters support government action to address climate change, including 43% who strongly support it. Just one out of five voters somewhat (11%) or strongly (9%) oppose the government taking action to address climate change. Democrats especially favor government action, with 85% supporting action on climate change, […] Read more »
Why Do We Let Political Parties Act Like Monopolies?
… Protecting incumbents from their voters is one thing the Democrats and Republicans can still agree on. Through a series of anticompetitive tactics, the two political parties have created a hidden monopoly structure that accounts for a Congress with a 77 percent disapproval rating yet a nearly 90 percent re-election […] Read more »
It’s Bernie’s World (And 2020 Democrats Are All Living in It)
Early polling shows Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden as the frontrunners for the 2020 Democratic nomination. But, early polling has been a unreliable predictor of future success. (If you haven’t already, you should follow the Washington Post’s polling twitter account [@LedPast] … where you will see […] Read more »
Harvard Study Shows How Executives Vote With Their Wallets
… For the study, to be released Tuesday, they tracked personal political contributions for more than 3,500 chief executives that occupied the corner office anytime from 2000 to 2017. The period covers a two-term Republican presidency, a two-term Democratic presidency and the start of President Trump’s time in office — […] Read more »