… Since January of 2019, the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has asked GOP voters if they identify more as a supporter of President Trump or as a supporter of the Republican Party. In almost every poll, more Republicans identified as supporters of Trump than of the Republican Party. In fact, […] Read more »
Two Weaknesses Exposed on Capitol Hill
… The past five years have been especially valuable in revealing where power within the Republican Party does and doesn’t reside. Republican members of Congress enjoy substantial internal influence in certain areas: they largely controlled the party’s legislative agenda and shaped much of the policy-making during the tenure of the […] Read more »
The Republican Party Is In Disarray
President Trump may have been correct at his Monday rally when he said of Georgia Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler: “If they win I’ll get no credit, and if they lose they’re going to blame Trump.” But Tuesday’s election and Wednesday’s mob assault on Congress were stark examples […] Read more »
What Americans Make of the January 6 Chaos at the Capitol
On January 6, a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, overwhelming police forces, and forcing the emergency evacuation of the House and Senate who had gathered to certify the presidential election results. Polls taken while the events were unfolding show an American public deeply divided along partisan […] Read more »
The day Trump broke the GOP
Republicans started the day losing the Senate. They ended it with President Donald Trump’s supporters losing their minds. Jan. 6, 2021 might have been remembered for an intraparty battle over whether to certify Joe Biden’s election win or who to blame for the Georgia defeats. But instead it will go […] Read more »
GOP traditionalists showing resilience against the Kraken
… Damned if they do, damned if they don’t. Side with a nihilistic base, and the party could kneecap itself in swing states and districts going forward—ahead of a midterm in which Republicans have a very real chance of recapturing a House majority and winning the Senate, no less. But […] Read more »