Republican David Jolly eked out a narrow win over Democrat Alex Sink to keep the late congressman Bill Young’s seat in the GOP column. Polls had shown the race close, but most observers expected Sink, who lost the governor’s race narrowly in 2010, to defeat Jolly by two or three […] Read more »
Poll: It’s Time to Normalize Relations With Cuba
Every once in a while, a political canard is exposed—something that once may have been generally accepted and perhaps true, but has remained a part of the conventional wisdom. Such is the case with the view that any kind of normalization of relations with Cuba is a political third rail; […] Read more »
No Easy Road for Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had a good week. Tuesday brought his easy re-election to a second term, leading to more talk about his enhanced place in the Republican 2016 presidential pecking order. But Tuesday night’s numbers may not tell us as much about Mr. Christie’s 2016 possibilities as some […] Read more »
The State Where the GOP Desperately Needs Hispanics
Opponents of immigration reform are right about one thing: Hispanics aren’t enough for Republicans to win back the White House. But that doesn’t mean that the GOP can sacrifice Hispanics without big consequences for their chances. That’s already happened in New Mexico and Nevada, where the Hispanic vote has flipped […] Read more »
The Real Conservative Echo Chamber
The James Madison Institute, a conservative think tank in Florida, has a new poll out that purports to show that 59 percent of Floridians oppose the Medicaid expansion that Republican Governor Rick Scott just endorsed. It’s a push poll. And it’s a great example of the phenomenon that keeps making […] Read more »
The Hispanic Challenge and Opportunity for Republicans
Resurgent Republic and the Hispanic Leadership Network jointly surveyed Hispanics who voted in the 2012 Presidential election in four critical states: Florida, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. The results make clear the size of the hole Republicans have dug among Hispanic voters over the past eight years. At a time […] Read more »