The 2014 election was a devastating defeat for the Democratic Party, with consequences that may be felt for many years to come. Even so, we wrote in the aftermath of the 2014 election, “Despite the deep losses of 2014, the partisan predispositions of the Democratic coalition remain very much intact. […] Read more »
Three Things We’ve Learned About Hillary Clinton’s Emerging Campaign
The Republican presidential field has received most of the recent attention — and deservedly so, especially with Mitt Romney appearing to make another run. But in the last few days, we’ve also learned some important things about Hillary Clinton’s budding presidential campaign. CONT. Chuck Todd, Mark Murray & Carrie Dann, […] Read more »
Why Political Dynasties Are Good for Women
… Political analysts love to talk about the “baggage” that comes with dynastic candidates like Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney and Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton. Voters talk about their repulsion at the idea of American political royalty, and their desire to see fresh, diverse, meritocratic candidates hold office. But […] Read more »
Bush, Clinton and the Fatigue Factor
… While a focus group of just a dozen voters is hardly a cross section of the entire electorate, this kind of qualitative research provides a color and texture that is simply not available through normal quantitative polling that surveys hundreds or thousands of voters. By examining average Americans’ actual […] Read more »
A signal of distaste for dynasties bodes ill for Bush, Clinton
… A dozen Denver-area residents spent two hours dissecting the state of the country and its politics. The 12 participants — Democrats, Republicans and independents — are weary of political dynasties. They were dismissive, sometimes harshly, in their assessments of Bush, the former Florida governor. They were also chilly toward […] Read more »
Some on Both Sides Ready to Ditch Dynasty Candidates for 2016
Two of the leading candidates for president in 2016 have a very familiar last name — and a bipartisan swathe of Americans are not happy about it. The political dynasties that have helped launch former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the top of […] Read more »