… The Democrats had a plan to rescue their party and the country: Biden would steer clear of the faddish slogans and radical demands that had seized his party’s base and focus relentlessly on practical benefits desired by the working-class voters who had deserted Democrats for Donald Trump. … Eleven […] Read more »
Why Republicans are favored to take back the Senate
Democrats are holding onto the US Senate by a thread. The chamber is tied 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking ties in the Democrats’ favor. Republicans need to pick up only one seat in next year’s midterm elections to gain control of the chamber, and an early look at […] Read more »
Rising prices take toll on Americans’ wallets — and Biden’s numbers
This year may have seen unemployment drop, stocks rise, and continued — albeit slowing — growth, but those are all big-picture, “macro” numbers for the U.S. economy. On the ground, for Americans staring at spiraling digits on gas pumps and grocery registers, the numbers they’re watching are rising prices. And […] Read more »
Statistically, Democrats and Republicans hate each other more than ever
It’s nothing new to say that members of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party don’t see eye to eye. After all, there’s a reason they belong to different political parties. But over the last few years, it really does seem that the dislike between the two sides has hit […] Read more »
Biden Approval, Legislation and the American Public
President Joe Biden signed the new $1.2 trillion “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” into law this week. From the American public’s perspective, this is a big deal. I wrote about the public’s desire to have more of their federal money spent on infrastructure as far back as 2016, saying at […] Read more »
What Does the Future Hold for Kevin McCarthy and Kamala Harris?
We are still a year away from the midterm elections and yet much of the talk in DC these days is about 2023 and 2024. Given the current political moment, it does make some sense. With President Biden’s job approval ratings stuck in the low-40’s and the odds of a […] Read more »