The University of Virginia Center for Politics has partnered with Project Home Fire, a new initiative dedicated to finding common ground in American politics, on an innovative new data analytics and polling project to explore the social, political, and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those […] Read more »
Americans’ Trust in Government Remains Low
Americans’ trust and confidence in various aspects of the government in the U.S. are low when compared with the historical average for each. … The latest data are from Gallup’s Sept. 1-17 Governance poll. Perhaps contributing to this year’s depressed government ratings, the poll was conducted just after the U.S. […] Read more »
The Democrats’ Last Best Shot to Kill the Filibuster
From multiple directions, the crisis over the filibuster is peaking for Democrats. … Reform advocates don’t expect Democrats to resolve the latest standoff by exempting the debt ceiling from the filibuster—most bet that the party will eventually turn to the special budget-reconciliation process to pass the increase. But they do […] Read more »
Odd couple Sanders and Manchin are 630 centuries apart
There are lies — little lies, white lies, lies of compassion, lies of convenience — and then, in its own category of dissembling is what we call political spin. It can be effective or, taken to the extreme, divisive with negative consequences. That’s where Joe Biden and congressional Democratic leaders […] Read more »
Rating change: Virginia governor’s race could drive 2022 narrative
Even though this fall’s election for governor in Virginia is just one race in one state, it will determine the initial narrative of the 2022 midterm elections. Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe has had a consistent advantage over Republican Glenn Youngkin in the commonwealth, but some Democratic strategists are concerned […] Read more »
McConnell’s strategy: Hurt the country to help the GOP
I’ve said it with regard to Supreme Court confirmations and voting rights legislation, but I have to say it again: “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has proved particularly adept at inventing constitutional principles and American history from whole cloth.” So it is again, with raising the debt ceiling. … […] Read more »