In Macomb County, Michigan, voters are united by their desire for better-paying jobs, and an upturn to their long-suffering cities. Meet the Press, NBC News Read more »
The Wreckage of Obama’s Legacy
… Mr. Obama was a great policy maker, but not a great party builder. In the face of Republican intransigence, he still managed to get things done. But the strategies that made him successful — passing legislation by the narrowest partisan majority, refraining from boasting about what his reforms accomplished […] Read more »
Trump Probably Did Better With Latino Voters Than Romney Did
In the lead-up to the election, there was a lot of talk about how Latinos would turn out in record numbers to stop Donald Trump. But not only did Trump end up winning, exit polls also indicated that he won 29 percent of the Latino vote — better than Mitt […] Read more »
The Obama Coalition Falls Apart
Political coalitions are tricky things to manage in the United States. Ours is a country of more than 320 million people but only two major political parties—so each side’s voting bloc tends to be unstable at the margins, where national elections are actually won and lost. It is hard to […] Read more »
Obama Job Approval Jumps to Four-Year High
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating rose to 57% last week, his highest weekly average since late December 2012. Prior to 2012, Obama’s weekly approval rating had not reached 57% since July 2009. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Pulling Democrats Back to ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’
The Democrats’ stunning defeat in the presidential race and continued struggles in lower-level contests have jolted party leaders into concluding that their emphasis on cultural issues has all but crippled them by diverting voters’ attention from the core Democratic message of economic fairness. … Over President Obama’s two terms, Democrats […] Read more »