Last week, David Perdue announced he would not run to recapture his Senate seat in Georgia for the Republicans. Many in the political class wondered why a strong candidate with deep family ties and a history as an incumbent would take a pass at a chance to run again. The […] Read more »
Why Democrats should still fight for a $15 minimum wage
… A $15 minimum wage is quite popular and does well among voters who haven’t been voting Democratic the last few cycles. Take a look at a recent Quinnipiac University poll. The poll released in early February found that 61% of registered voters supported raising the federal minimum wage to […] Read more »
The Future of American Politics
… On the final episode of Politics with Amy Walter, Astead Herndon, national political reporter for The New York Times, Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, join Amy Walter for a conversation about the future of American politics. … Chryl […] Read more »
Democrats Are Right To Remain Nervous
If you focus on either one of our major political parties, you can tick off enough problems and serious challenges to add up to a fairly grisly picture. Of late, most of that energy has trended in Republicans’ direction. But don’t sleep on Democrats’ vulnerabilities, either. Cataloging all of the […] Read more »
Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting on Turnout and Democratic Vote Margin in 2020
Key Points• While the 2020 presidential election saw a record volume of absentee votes cast, not all states made it equally accessible.• Eased absentee voting rules contributed to higher voter participation rates.• With higher turnout, President Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s state-by-state results in 2016 — […] Read more »
Putting the GOP ‘Civil War’ in Perspective
… Trump will take the stage on Sunday in Orlando at the annual CPAC conference. And, once again, the political conversation will revolve around GOP infighting and the challenge for Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell to put Trump in the rearview mirror. … However, before we declare that the GOP […] Read more »