By now, most journalists, handicappers, and party operatives are trained to restrain themselves when applying special election results to future general election forecasts. But the redo election in North Carolina’s 9th District provides a unique opportunity to learn about the present political environment and how it’s changed since November. Instead […] Read more »
Would Democrats Really Face A Backlash If They Impeached Trump?
Some rank-and-file congressional Democrats favor starting impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Even Democrats who don’t favor impeachment, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have suggested that Trump’s behavior could be impeachment-worthy, pointing to his administration’s refusal to comply with Congress’s requests for documents and testimony from key officials and the […] Read more »
How Democrats Who Beat Republicans Last Year Plan to Keep Their Seats
… Desperate to maintain their one perch of power in Washington, House Democrats are moving aggressively to defend their majority. Incumbents, under intense pressure from the party to begin their campaigns, raised a record $11.6 million in the first quarter of the year and are moving quickly to protect the […] Read more »
Should Democrats Worry About The Downsides Of Impeaching Trump?
In the wake of the Mueller report, Democratic leadership in the House has continued to investigate President Trump while downplaying the prospects of impeachment. The Trump White House, meanwhile, has so far stonewalled House requests for information from the executive branch. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently said that “Trump is […] Read more »
Why possible Democratic Senate candidates shouldn’t necessarily balk at running in red states
… A number of Democratic voters appear to be frustrated by the fact that candidates who would enter contested Senate races as strong contenders are deciding not to run (at least for Senate). … There’s one theory about why these candidates might balk at running for the Senate in red […] Read more »
Trump might make us miss Watergate
We may be approaching the third presidential impeachment effort of the past half century. There was widespread talk after Richard Nixon’s resignation that the “system had worked” despite the strain of a criminal president. Bill Clinton’s impeachment arguably placed the system under far less pressure; only the most obsessed Clinton […] Read more »