Maine Senate poll a Rorschach test

A poll obtained by Score showed Collins with a healthy lead over her main Democratic challenger Gideon — but the poll is a Rorschach test of sorts. The poll, which was conducted by the pollster Fabrizio Ward for AARP, was shared with the condition we not identify who passed along […] Read more »

‘It’s a Terrible Vote’: Red-State Democrats Face an Agonizing Supreme Court Choice

Democratic senators running for re-election in Trump Country face an agonizing choice over President Trump’s coming Supreme Court nominee: Vote to confirm the pick and risk demoralizing Democratic voters ahead of the midterm elections, or stick with the party and possibly sacrifice their own seats — and any chance at […] Read more »

Voters just raised a massive red flag for the GOP’s agenda

The sweeping election rebuke for President Donald Trump and his party has increased the chances of failure for the Republican agenda on Capitol Hill. In political terms, Tuesday’s off-year elections gave landmark victories to Democrats from Virginia to Washington state. They flipped the New Jersey governorship and Washington state senate […] Read more »