For all the talk about how Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates would fare in the Republican primaries this year, the results in this week’s races made clear: Whatever happens to Trump’s personal influence, Trumpism is consolidating its dominance of the GOP. … As the Republican electorate shifts away from the kinds […] Read more »
Sometimes, a political party needs to listen to the voters
… Purely from an electoral point of view, there is no problem with the Democratic Party standing for equal rights, addressing poverty and racism, promoting public safety and modern approaches to policing, addressing climate change, promoting immigration and supporting abortion rights. The great majority of Democrats and many swing voters […] Read more »
Trump waded into GOP primaries. Democrats hope he sticks around.
… Democrats are largely still trying to settle on exactly what role Trump should play in their campaigns as they defend razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate this fall. But there is a growing acknowledgement that leveraging voters’ lingering distaste from the Trump years may be among their best […] Read more »
Americans cite inflation as their top concern
The first of seven polls that will comprise the FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos 2022 Election Tracking Survey finds that inflation is the top concern for American adults. Many report facing negative financial impacts due to rising prices, and in turn, say they have had to make major changes to how they live their […] Read more »
10 Republican Voters in Swing States on Trump’s Hold on the Party
The nostalgia was powerful, and came with a twist. In the latest Times Opinion focus group, 10 Republican voters in swing states wished for an America before 8 percent inflation, before high gas prices, before the Ukraine war. Wished for a leader they saw as strong, commanding, feared. Wished for […] Read more »
Getting Heard By Our Discontented Working Class Voters
Democratic fortunes in the midterms depend on how well they are running in their working base among Blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans (AAPI), unmarried women, the Millennial and Gen Z generations, as well as with the under-fifty white working class women. These voters are deeply discontented with the state of the […] Read more »