On Tuesday, Pennsylvania will hold a special election for PA-18, a House district that won’t even exist next year. Normally that’s not the kind of election that draws attention, yet on Saturday, President Trump visited to rally Republicans. And when all is said and done, about $12 million will be […] Read more »
My Union or My President? Dueling Loyalties Mark Pennsylvania Race
If Conor Lamb scores a stunning upset in the special congressional election on Tuesday deep in Trump country in southwest Pennsylvania, he is clear about who should get the credit. “You’ve been the heart and soul of this campaign,” Mr. Lamb told a rally of union steelworkers at their Pittsburgh […] Read more »
Why the GOP is nervous about Pennsylvania’s Rick Saccone-Conor Lamb race in ‘Trump Country’
The Republican candidate in the most-watched race in the country spent the Friday before the election with a handful of out-of-state volunteers here in a drab office building. Rick Saccone’s campaign billed it as a get-out-the-vote rally, but the lackluster event showed why some national Republicans are already preparing to […] Read more »
New peril for moderate Dems: Voters happy with Trump’s economy
Half of all voters in the 10 states that voted for Trump but have Democratic senators say the economy is better off now than it was a year ago, according to new Axios/SurveyMonkey polls. And in nine of the states majorities approve of the GOP tax law. CONT. Alexi McCammond, […] Read more »
Trump Gets More Positive Ad Cover Than Obama Did at This Point in 2014 Cycle
I spent some time watching a bunch of campaign ads for candidates running for Congress, Senate and Governor. Most were from early primary states like Texas and Illinois. President Trump plays a starring role in many, if not most of them. Democratic candidates pledge “to stop Donald Trump” while Republicans […] Read more »
Obamacare Polls Offer Lessons
In terms of ideology, it’s fascinating how sorted out the two political parties have become. The days of conservative-leaning Democrats having a strong and moderating voice in their party, just as liberal-leaning Republicans used to have in theirs, are long gone. This has effectively pushed the Democratic Party to the […] Read more »