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Democratic focus groups may have identified a hidden vulnerability for Trump

This is the week that the broad outlines of President Trump’s reelection strategy are coming into focus. Trump will continue pushing forward with his reactionary xenophobic nationalist agenda on immigration, while executing a massive but largely phony pivot back to the pro-worker economic populism he immediately abandoned upon taking office. […] Read more »

Pollster Frank Luntz said this panel on the shutdown might be the most hostile he’s ever held

As President Donald Trump gives his second State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the prospect of yet another government shutdown looms just 10 days away. But both Democrats and Republicans in a panel convened by veteran pollster Frank Luntz said they’d rather have another government shutdown than see their […] Read more »

What happens when you put 16 Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz supporters in a room together

The Senate race between Ted Cruz and his challenger, Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke, has become a symbol of the battle over a state that Democrats have long wanted to turn blue. So when 16 Texas voters — half supporters of each candidate — came to face-to-face, it’s no surprise a […] Read more »

Here’s what West Virginia swing voters think about Sen. Joe Manchin’s Kavanaugh vote

West Virginia has gone back and forth between red and blue for decades, electing Democrats while overwhelmingly backing President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. So it’s anyone’s guess who will emerge the victor in the race between Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and his Republican challenger, West Virginia State Attorney […] Read more »