President Joe Biden is fairly popular with voters, who have thus far given him positive marks for his handling of key issues such as the economy and the pandemic, even as Republicans try to tarnish his reputation ahead of next year’s midterm elections. But six months into his presidency – […] Read more »
Republicans increasingly look to ballot initiatives as way to enact voting measures
Republicans seeking to change state voting laws in the face of opposition from Democratic governors or unwilling legislatures are zeroing in on another path — enacting fresh restrictions via ballot initiatives. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, key battlegrounds that President Joe Biden flipped back blue in 2020, as well as in […] Read more »
Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022
Violent crime is on the rise in urban areas across the country. … Republicans are already going after Democrats with a three-pronged strategy that includes attacks on crime; the economy, particularly rising inflation and labor shortages; and border security. In response, Democratic strategists believe Democratic candidates and the White House […] Read more »
Last Best Chance at Bipartisanship
No matter what happens with the bipartisan infrastructure bill, it’s pretty clear that this is the last chance for any significant and meaningful bipartisan legislation for the foreseeable future. And, that’s not just because control of the Senate is on the line in 2022. Two of the three Republicans most […] Read more »
NRCC July Battleground Congressional District Survey
1. As inflation fears rise and President Biden’s ratings on the economy slide, Battleground Congressional Districtvoters are putting more trust in Republicans in Congress to deal with these economic issues than Democrats. … 2. Voters say crime rates are on the rise and fewer voters believe Democrats are equipped to […] Read more »
Redistricting in America: Gerrymandering Potency Raises the Stakes for the 2020s
Key Points• While partisan gerrymandering is nothing new in American politics, it has become easier to find examples of states where gerrymanders are consistently effective and harder to find examples of “dummymanders” — gerrymanders that fail.• Republicans control the drawing of more districts in this round of decennial redistricting than […] Read more »