Election Day 2022 is now four months away. Democrats are trying to hold on to slim majorities in both the House and Senate. They’re doing so against the backdrop of high inflation and an economy viewed in poor shape, which is the issue dominating voters’ minds. I’ve generally been high […] Read more »
McConnell wants to win the suburbs by defusing cultural hot buttons. Trump and his own party have other ideas.
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted for the most significant gun violence prevention bill in nearly three decades, he offered a candid explanation for his turnaround after decades of opposing firearm restrictions. “It’s no secret that we’ve lost ground in suburban areas. We pretty much own rural and small-town […] Read more »
‘A recipe for a lot of suffering’: How abortion bans may strain the red states
The central paradox of the abortion debate is that the red states racing to outlaw or severely limit the procedure may be the places least prepared to deal with the practical consequences of the new restrictions. And that, experts project, could mean significantly more infant and maternal deaths and childhood […] Read more »
I don’t buy GOP will definitely win Senate after SCOTUS decisions: Silver
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver breaks down how the recent landmark Supreme Court decisions will affect the midterm elections on “This Week.” CONTINUED This Week, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis
Pressed by Supreme Court decisions diminishing rights that liberals hold dear and expanding those cherished by conservatives, the United States appears to be drifting apart into separate nations, with diametrically opposed social, environmental and health policies. Call these the Disunited States. … On each of those issues, the country’s Northeast […] Read more »
Why Republicans should be nervous about their candidates for governor
Thanks to the Supreme Court, the battle for control of the House and Senate isn’t the only major story in this year’s midterm elections. Now there is renewed focus on the states, where a handful of gubernatorial races could change the balance of power between the parties and determine the […] Read more »