Republican leaders want to move past Obamacare repeal, but most GOP voters aren’t ready to let them do it. According to the latest POLITICO-Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll, a key finding shows the Trump administration’s messaging on health care is clearly resonating with the party’s base. CONT. […] Read more »
New Research Exposes Why Competition in U.S. Politics Industry is Failing America
At a time of high dissatisfaction and distrust with the U.S. political system, Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter today released new research that illuminates the root causes of why competition in politics is failing to serve the public interest. It is delivering gridlock and partisan divisions, not solutions […] Read more »
How single payer helps Republicans change the subject
Since the collapse of the GOP effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, single payer has gained new life on the left. Sen. Bernie Sanders released his “Medicare for all” plan yesterday, and a majority of House Democrats have signed on to another version proposed by Rep. John […] Read more »
How Much Can the Youth Vote Actually Help Democrats?
Young Americans have been moving left and leaving the G.O.P. in recent years, but a successful Democratic coalition built on the backs of liberal youth is far from a sure thing, especially in the short term. The party’s problem is straightforward: getting them to actually go to the polls. Politicians […] Read more »
The Asymmetric Politics of Trump’s Dreamers Deal
Late last night, Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi triumphantly announced that they had reached an agreement with President Trump over dinner at the White House under which Trump would support legislation shielding the “Dreamers,” immigrants brought unlawfully to the U.S. as children, from deportation in exchange for […] Read more »
Voter Views of California’s Three National Leaders in Washington
California voters continue to offer generally positive assessments of the job performance of their two U.S. Senators, Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris. However, when asked whether they would be inclined to support Feinstein were she to seek a fifth full-term to the Senate next year, fewer than half (45%) […] Read more »