The Republicans of 1973/74 seem like a totally different breed than those we’re saddled with today. We recall them as facing the tribulations of Watergate determined to uncover the truth, whatever the consequences, and relentlessly demanding to know what the president knew and when he knew it, in the famous […] Read more »
Framing the Next Step on Impeachment
Most Americans continue to support impeachment, while even more suspect the President of wrongdoing. Support for impeachment may grow if progressives elevate the right validators and emphasize the right facts. CONT. Navigator Research Read more »
Moneyball, meet politics: Could VAR settle arguments about candidate strength?
In the era of data and metrics and models in political analysis, at least one question still remains: How do we quantify the strength of individual candidates? Arguing over whether a candidate or incumbent is good or bad is an age-old tradition in the political media and among party operatives. […] Read more »
What The Polls Say About Impeachment Before The First Public Hearing
On Wednesday, we enter a new phase of the House’s impeachment investigation into President Trump: public hearings. And with this week’s testimony may come the first substantial shift in public opinion about impeachment in more than a month. Support for impeachment first shot up in late September and early October, […] Read more »
Law-and-order or conspiracy? How political parties frame the impeachment battle will help decide Trump’s fate
Tallies are displayed as House members vote on a resolution on impeachment procedure on Oct. 31, 2019. AP/Andrew Harnik Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University The presidential impeachment battle moves to a new stage on Wednesday, when the House will conduct the first public, televised testimony. The nation is divided: Although […] Read more »
Running For President May Make You More Unpopular In Your Home State
Over the course of this election cycle so far, 25 major presidential candidates — by FiveThirtyEight’s definition — have entered the race for the Democratic nomination. That gobsmacking number sparked criticism that there were perverse incentives to run for president even if a candidate plainly had no shot at winning […] Read more »