Gallup’s recent update on Americans’ satisfaction with 30 aspects of the U.S. finds majorities of Republicans satisfied with 19, while the majority of Democrats are content with just four. The State of the Union scorecard includes 13 broad features of the nation’s cultural, business and government climates. Of these, majorities […] Read more »
What did Trump learn from his impeachment?
Twenty-one years ago, President Bill Clinton delivered his 1999 State of the Union address while his impeachment trial was underway in the Senate. The speech, one Republican critic said, was “a home run.” … The situation facing President Trump as he approaches his third State of the Union speech is […] Read more »
Can Democrats Beat Trump in Iowa in November?
… For the last three presidential elections, Iowa has been a barometer of the nation’s vacillating political sentiments. Twice it broke overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, who beat John McCain by nine points here in 2008. It swung back to give Mr. Trump a nine-point victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016. […] Read more »
Damned if they do, doomed if they don’t: Why Sanders rivals don’t go negative
… Democrats face a classic collective-action problem. The party has a strong interest in publicly vetting Sanders before he becomes its nominee, but no candidate wants to be the one to go negative on him. Instead, as with Donald Trump’s Republican opponents in 2016, other Democratic candidates are seemingly hoping […] Read more »
‘Why We’re Polarized’ shows how media, emotion, politicians and more are dividing Americans
Few books are as well-matched to the moment of their publication as Ezra Klein’s “Why We’re Polarized.” President Trump has just become the third president ever to be impeached — and the first one where the votes have fallen almost perfectly along party lines. Klein’s careful book explains how different […] Read more »
Impeachment is a wrenching process. The coming election now will be too.
The opening of the political year has collided with the end of the impeachment of President Trump. The coincidence of timing, unplanned perhaps but symbolic nonetheless, points directly to what is at stake when Americans vote in November. For now, healing is not on the agenda. CONT. Dan Balz, Washington […] Read more »