Anthony Salvanto speaks with John Della Volpe of Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Read more »
There Are Few Libertarians. But Many Americans Have Libertarian Views.
… It’s correct to say that few Americans identify as libertarian. Only 11 percent said the term “libertarian” describes them well, according to a 2014 Pew Research poll. Nor do very many Americans self-identify as socially liberal but economically conservative. … But how people label themselves is one thing. Americans […] Read more »
What the polls say about who might vote for Rand Paul
As Rand Paul officially begins his pursuit of the presidency Tuesday, his campaign’s opening video hinted at the mix of constituencies and themes he’ll try to balance: there’s the Tea Party strain of anti-spending (and anti-Washington) activism that first catapulted him to national prominence. There’s his outreach to groups beyond […] Read more »
Rand Paul Is Losing His Father’s Base
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign is less than a day old but already suffers from an identity crisis. Paul wants to win, but he can only do so if he is seen as more mainstream than his father, Ron Paul, who ran for president in 2008 and 2012. At […] Read more »
Rand Paul’s Challenge: Libertarians Are Still a Small Minority
… Perhaps in a decade or two, a representative of the libertarian wing of the party will have an easy time winning the nomination. It’s just unlikely to happen in 2016. The libertarians remain too young and too few to present Senator Paul with a realistic path to the nomination. […] Read more »
Parties Trade Places in Culture Wars Over Rights Measures
The uproar set off by legislation in Indiana and Arkansas that sponsors billed as religious freedom measures not only signaled a revival of the culture wars, but also threw into stark relief the expectations and tensions in the coalitions that now make up the two major political parties. The contrasting […] Read more »