… Hillary Clinton’s showing in Iowa reflected a unique weakness, and Democrats have a chance to nominate someone who doesn’t have her baggage, which would improve their prospects in the state. But Trump’s margin was substantial, and Democrats would need to bring out voters who stayed home in 2016 and […] Read more »
President Trump shows us that electability is no match for electricity
… Candidate Trump showed that so-called electability is no match for electricity and a relentless focus on the electoral college. … Four years later, Democratic candidates, party leaders and primary voters have been seduced into the trap of focusing on electability. Multiple polls show that Democrats value “beating Donald Trump” […] Read more »
Why Trump Persists
The failure of the American electorate to rise up in opposition to President Trump — whose outrages are well-documented — suggests that voters are less tolerant, less empathetic and less insistent on integrity than many believe. The election of Trump and his first three years in office have revealed a […] Read more »
Trump Not Immune to the Usual Down-Ballot Presidential Penalty
On Monday, President Donald Trump began his fourth year in office. His presidency has been unique in many ways, but he’s been like other presidents in at least one respect: His party has generally lost ground down the ballot since he took office. In recent decades, presidents have typically seen […] Read more »
By a Narrow Margin, Americans Say Senate Trial Should Result in Trump’s Removal
As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, slightly more Americans say that Donald Trump should be removed from office than say he should stay in office, with these views starkly divided along partisan lines. Roughly half of U.S. adults (51%) say the outcome of the Senate trial should be Trump’s […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to stop Bernie Sanders. Can they actually do it?
… Polls show that rank-and-file Democrats generally like Sanders and wouldn’t be disappointed if he were the nominee. And superdelegates, who don’t vote until the second ballot at the convention, might have trouble throwing the nomination to someone else if Sanders clearly had the most votes and delegates. History doesn’t […] Read more »