With Doug Jones’ upset victory in last week’s Alabama US Senate race, Democrats are solidifying a new model for rebuilding their tattered competitiveness in the South. Jones benefited from the unique vulnerabilities of his opponent, Republican Roy Moore, who was a deeply polarizing figure even before he was besieged by […] Read more »
Public opposition to tax bill grows as vote approaches
With the House of Representatives set to vote on the Republican tax reform bill Tuesday before sending it to the Senate and then the President’s desk for signing on Wednesday, the plan faces growing opposition and a widespread perception that it will benefit the wealthy more than the middle class, […] Read more »
The Republican tax bill is an American betrayal
… There is something wrong with a political system where the presidency is won on a populist message and the resulting policy is pure plutocracy, where #DrainTheSwamp becomes tax breaks for hedge funds, the well-connected, and the president’s family. But there is also something confusing about it. This is not […] Read more »
California voters down on GOP tax bill, poll finds
With Republicans on Capitol Hill poised to approve a massive tax bill as soon as Tuesday, most Californians say President Trump’s Christmas gift to America is a present they’d rather return than unwrap. More than half of California voters, 51 percent, oppose the tax bill, and just 30 percent support […] Read more »
Half The Public Say Their Taxes Will Go Up Under GOP Plan
Americans disapprove of the tax reform plan currently making its way through Congress by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Half the public believe their own taxes would go up under this plan and a plurality would like to see Congress scrap the current effort and start fresh in 2018. Results of […] Read more »
How Republicans Learned to Sell Tax Cuts for the Rich
If anyone still believed that the Republican Party had become a party of economic populism, the tax bill that the party is set to pass in Congress will burst their bubble. … But the Republican tax strategy has roots in the American populist tradition, too. That strategy is to disregard […] Read more »