President Donald Trump’s political strategy can be summed up in a simple phrase: It’s all about that base. He has shown little eagerness to reach out to the center, and he’s generally received strong support from Republicans. That’s why it’s perhaps surprising that Republican voters and lawmakers have been disagreeing […] Read more »
Cracks in the Republican Party establishment are getting bigger
Throughout Donald Trump’s chaotic, turbulent, and unconventional presidency the other leaders of the Republican Party have stood by him to a remarkable degree. … Early May saw some small cracks in that support, mostly among the Republican governors who did not side with Trump on re-opening up the economy early. […] Read more »
The House: Democratic Murmurings in the Texas Suburbs – and Elsewhere
Key Points• Joe Biden’s currently strong lead in the presidential race is being felt in the suburbs, which if it lasts could imperil Republicans in some of their formerly dark red turf.• Texas merits special attention, where as many as 10 Republican-held House seats could become vulnerable if Trump were […] Read more »
Charles Booker, Jamaal Bowman And The 7 Competing Camps In Black Politics
… There are now, in my view, at least seven fairly distinct camps among Black political figures — concentrated in the Democratic Party but also stretching into the GOP. These groupings — which come from my own reporting and talking to experts, rather than any specific data set — are […] Read more »
Democracy Maybe: Attitudes on Authoritarianism in America
The overwhelming majority of Americans embrace democracy. Consistently over the past three years, 87 percent of Americans say that a democratic political system is a good way of governing the country. At least 80 percent of Americans rate the importance of living in a democracy as an 8 or higher […] Read more »
Flashy primary fights aren’t what get parties to change. Churn is.
On Tuesday night, progressive Democrats in New York claimed another victory in their effort to move the party left by toppling establishment-friendly incumbents, as Jamaal Bowman, who was endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, claimed victory in his primary challenge to longtime Rep. Eliot Engel. … Highly […] Read more »