With the State of the Union right around the corner, and President Biden mired in his fifth straight month of abysmal job approval ratings, lots of Democrats are offering advice to help the president turn things around before the midterms. … All of this advice is coming up on a […] Read more »
Is McConnell Finally Poised To Make His Move?
Some see a fight bubbling up for the heart and soul of the Republican Party between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But despite Trump calling McConnell names like “old crow,” don’t believe that this feud is fundamentally personal. Rather, longtime McConnell watchers suggest the Kentuckian’s […] Read more »
The ‘Big Sort’ Continues, with Trump as a Driving Force
Key Points• More than 20% of the nation’s counties gave 80% or more of its 2-party presidential votes to either Donald Trump or Joe Biden.• Trump won the vast majority of these counties, but because Biden’s blowout counties are much more populous, he got many more votes out of his […] Read more »
From liberal San Francisco, school board recall is a three-alarm warning for Democrats
San Francisco is quite familiar with earthquakes, and what happened Tuesday — the ouster of three extreme lefties from the Board of Education — was not one of those. Earthquakes are sudden and unexpected. The result of Tuesday’s recall was neither. The removal of board members Gabriela López, Faauuga Moliga […] Read more »
Is time the Democrats’ friend or enemy?
Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson said, “A week is a long time in politics.” He wasn’t wrong, even more so in today’s age of social media and instant news 24/7. A lot can happen between now and November. And that is exactly what Democrats are counting on to deliver […] Read more »
When nothing beats something
… In politics, it is possible to beat something with nothing. In fact, it happens all the time. While presidential elections inevitably involve a choice between two candidates, two parties, and two agendas, midterm elections are almost always referenda on the sitting president. There is no “choice” involved. The president’s […] Read more »