Who’s on his list? And would it matter? Phil Roeder/Flickr, CC BY Christopher Devine, University of Dayton and Kyle C. Kopko, Elizabethtown College In addition to the rumblings about whom he’ll name as his vice presidential candidate, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently surprised many political observers by suggesting […] Read more »
Val Demings is the coalition pick for vice president
This is part of a series where I make the best possible case for various vice-presidential contenders. … Joe Biden isn’t a once-in-a-generation talent like Obama, though he’s not quite as bland as Kerry. So if he’s going to stick the landing on this very strange election season, he’ll need […] Read more »
‘Clear warning signs’: Focus group shows lack of enthusiasm for Biden among the young
Joe Biden is in no danger of losing young voters to President Donald Trump. But he faces a lack of enthusiasm among Millennials and Gen Z voters with the potential to decide his fate if they stay home or vote for a third-party candidate. Many of these voters preferred Bernie […] Read more »
Tracking The Pandemic In The Battleground: Wave 2
The Tea Party-Trump Republican Party was forced to lead the country’s response to the pandemic and that accelerated the polarization of the country and marginalization of the GOP — at a very high human cost. Donald Trump took leadership of a modern Republican Party shaped profoundly by the Tea Party […] Read more »
The coronavirus election
Before anyone ever heard of COVID-19, America was going through the final stages of a political realignment. Then the coronavirus set into motion a tectonic shift, transforming the country in ways none of us could have imagined. The costs of the pandemic to our society are incalculable. But one thing […] Read more »
The State of the States: The Governors
Key Points• Many state governors have received high marks for their handling of coronavirus.• Three of them on the ballot this November get a boost in our gubernatorial ratings this week.• As of now, the open seat in Montana seems to be the seat likeliest to change hands on the […] Read more »