The five competitive 2020 House races in Pennsylvania read like an abridged version of the national House race. They include the suburban battlegrounds, the exurban battlegrounds, a Romney-Clinton districts, an Obama-Trump district, a Republican in a seat that Clinton carried and a Democrat in a seat Trump carried. The results […] Read more »
Trump faces greater electoral challenge than impeachment
It is no secret that President Trump won the White House in 2016 by turning out his base and by appealing to White working class voters, mainly in Midwestern states, that were once a part of the Democratic coalition. While Trump’s core base of supporters remains solid, shifts in the […] Read more »
As Trump reels, Democrats wonder which of their candidates can beat him
… On paper, the field of candidates running for the Democratic nomination was everything the party’s rank-and-file might have hoped for. It was big, offering more choices than ever. It was experienced, with candidates from every level of government and beyond. It included more women and minorities than ever at […] Read more »
Will Impeachment Inspire more Republicans to Run for Office?
… On the latest episode of Politics with Amy Walter, Parker Poling from the National Republican Congressional Committee and Dave Wasserman from The Cook Political Report join us to discuss the role impeachment will play in drumming up Republican candidates in 2020. Plus, Jennifer Duffy, senior editor for The Cook […] Read more »
Immigration and the Inevitability of Identity Politics in 2020
The 2016 campaign and the Trump presidency has focused on issues tied closely to Americans’ racial, ethnic, religious, and gender identities — and generated calls for both parties to reject “identity politics.” The challenge for both parties is that identity politics is increasingly baked into American politics. Even if Democratic […] Read more »
Why Impeachment Remains a Dangerous Road for Dems
… In a country that is already deeply divided, as we learned with the experiences of impeachment proceedings against Presidents Nixon and Clinton, the act of impeachment is the most serious and divisive action possible, to be used sparingly and when there is no alternative. Impeachment sucks all of the […] Read more »