… The challenge for all incoming presidents is to balance who gave them the nomination and the larger, less partisan electorate that made them president. This dynamic also impacts the priority of issues. Obama failed to understand that crucial point. … As it was in 2008, the economy is the […] Read more »
Are any deep blue Senate seats in danger for Democrats?
As Democrats attempt to defend their Senate majority, they hold 4 seats that both sides see as prime Republican targets: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and New Hampshire. Given Biden’s poor numbers and the usual problems the presidential party has in midterms, Republicans have a prime opportunity to flip 1 or more […] Read more »
Public’s Views of Supreme Court Turned More Negative Before News of Breyer’s Retirement
The U.S. Supreme Court, which typically attracts only modest attention from the American public, is about to occupy the national spotlight with the possibility of a history-making change among the court’s justices and a series of highly anticipated rulings on matters ranging from abortion to gun policy. The court enters […] Read more »
How the upcoming Supreme Court battle can help Biden and Democrats in the midterms
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement last week comes at a vulnerable time for President Joe Biden. His approval rating is at its lowest point, 41%, in an average of polls. His decline is clear even among core Democratic groups. The good news for the President is the upcoming […] Read more »
Biden’s legislative problem is threadbare margins, not left-wing overreach
… It’s hard to act alone on major national problems with threadbare congressional majorities. Like all presidents, Biden won his office for multiple reasons. Many of his 81 million voters surely wanted him just to replace Donald Trump’s divisiveness with calm and tame the pandemic. But many others cheered his […] Read more »
Majority of Americans want Biden to consider ‘all possible nominees’ for Supreme Court vacancy
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that a plurality of Americans view the Supreme Court as motivated by partisanship, while President Joe Biden’s campaign trail vow to select a Black woman to fill a high-court vacancy without reviewing all potential candidates evokes a sharply negative reaction from voters. … And […] Read more »