A tale of two Virginia districts explains why the geographic, demographic and cultural chasm between the parties in the House of Representatives is about to grow much wider — with ominous implications for America’s escalating political tensions. In the affluent, diverse, 10th Congressional District of Virginia in the Washington suburbs, […] Read more »
Trying to Flip the House, ZIP code by ZIP code
… Swing Left’s mission of identifying 78 swing districts, 23 of which would have to be flipped in order to return the Democrats to power in the House, has found a receptive audience. The group has more than 400,000 members and has raised more than $9 million in donations so […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Trump Putin Fallout
Following the Trump/Putin Summit and the President’s European allies trip, there has been bipartisan outrage over Trump’s friendliness towards Russia. Some have called the President’s performance traitorous, disgusting, worrisome – but there’s no evidence that Congress, led by Republicans, will actually do anything. And that’s probably smart politics on their […] Read more »
But, Will It Matter for the Midterms?
Is this going to matter in the midterms? That’s a question I get more than any other. And, it’s one I get with increasing regularity. One day it’s tariffs. The next it’s the Supreme Court. Or family separation at the border. Now, of course, it’s Helsinki. The instinct of many […] Read more »
Can Trump’s Republican Critics Find Strength in Numbers?
Even after Hurricane Helsinki, Donald Trump’s Republican critics still find themselves shouting into the wind. While more Republicans than usual criticized Trump’s dizzying news conference with Vladimir Putin earlier this week, the possibility of a sustained backlash inside the party is already dwindling. It’s splintering against the same rocks that […] Read more »
A Democratic Blue Wave? Don’t Forget the Republicans’ Big Hill
Democrats are optimistic about riding a so-called blue wave to control of the House this November, and it’s easy to see why. The president’s approval rating is in the low 40s, the Democrats have a comfortable lead in generic congressional polls, and it’s a midterm election year. Historically, it’s a […] Read more »