Kamala Harris is right: Virginia result will resonate in 2022, 2024 and beyond

Tuesday’s off-off-year election was the vote heard round the world. Democrats were left reeling from what is a national rejection of progressive policies, from Virginia to New Jersey and Long Island, to Texas and even Minneapolis and Seattle. It is a defining loss for Democrats, who have been so convinced […] Read more »

One Lesson of Virginia? The Culture War Still Works.

… In the broadest sense, “cultural” matters have been challenging and bedeviling Democrats for well over half a century. The backlash to civil rights pulled the South away from the Democratic Party in the mid-’60s; crime, welfare, campus and urban violence eroded white working-class loyalties. These issues helped win Republicans […] Read more »

Youngkin’s win in blue Virginia offers Republicans a 2022 road map

On its own, a Republican victory in Virginia’s race for governor would have been enough to lift GOP spirits and put Democrats on edge heading into the 2022 midterm elections. But the fact that Glenn Youngkin won by keeping former President Donald Trump at a cautious distance, even as Terry […] Read more »

Virginia’s governor’s race may hinge on debates about public schools

If Republican business executive Glenn Youngkin prevails over former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial election Tuesday, his stance on public education may be partially responsible. Polls have suggested that Youngkin built momentum among White suburban swing voters by addressing an issue that is not typically front and center […] Read more »

What People Around the World Like – and Dislike – About American Society and Politics

As Pew Research Center surveys have documented, the United States’ global reputation has shifted dramatically over the past two decades, often improving or declining depending on who is in the White House and the foreign policies they pursue. At the same time, many other factors have continued to shape how […] Read more »

Voter frustration fuels sharp drop in approval for Biden and both parties in Congress

Voter frustration and a growing sense that the country is headed in the wrong direction is resulting in a sharp decline in approval ratings for President Biden and both parties in Congress, according to the latest Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy […] Read more »