… Republican presidential aspirants with ties to the Lone Star State must figure out how to hold the GOP base and attract conservative Hispanics if they want to be successful in Texas, political observers say. So how do the party’s four most prominent Texas affiliated might-be candidates — former Gov. […] Read more »
Poll Shows Racial Divide in Assessing Equality
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his vision of America’s future, uttering one of the most oft-quoted statements about racial equality in the nation’s history: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by […] Read more »
What a Rise in Obama’s Approval Rating Means for 2016
After a difficult year, President Obama is enjoying a modest rebound ahead of State of the Union address Tuesday. His approval rating has increased to around 46 percent over the last month, according to an average of polls taken over the last month, up from 42 percent in the weeks […] Read more »
Demography Is Not Destiny for Democrats
Growing racial diversity is transforming a lengthening list of congressional districts, but not providing as much political benefit to House Democrats as many in both parties expected only a few years ago, a Next America analysis has found. … Still, Democratic strategists remain cautiously optimistic that continued minority population growth […] Read more »
Cruz Immigration Crusade Has Republicans Fretting Over Backlash
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas wants to clamp down on illegal immigration, saying it’s a winning issue with many voters. Some of his fellow Republicans fret that the party could end up losing big in Cruz’s home state. CONT. Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg Read more »
Can Jeb Bush Defy the Tea Party and Win?
Can Jeb Bush win the Republican presidential nomination while defying the most ideologically committed wing of his party? Bill Clinton did this successfully in 1992, when he staked out conservative stands opposed by the liberal wing of his party — the so-called Sister Souljah strategy, designed to distance himself from […] Read more »