… These days, it’s a given that Democratic candidates are going to be on the liberal side on issues like immigration, health care, school and housing desegregation, affirmative action, voting rights, criminal justice reform, taxes, guns and so on. It’s also a given that this stance often involves disruption of […] Read more »
Rulings On Gerrymandering And The Census Could Define The Political Future
Mother Jones journalist Ari Berman says recent Supreme Court decisions on redistricting and the 2020 census citizenship question will help determine which party is in power in the next decade. Fresh Air, NPR Read more »
Rating changes: Texas and Minnesota Senate races shift the Democrats’ way
The fight for Senate control is still taking shape and, less than 16 months before Election Day, two states appear to moving in the Democrats’ direction on the battlefield. CONT. Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call Read more »
How Much Trouble Is Biden In?
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in Democratic primary polls has shrunk to about 11 points — the smallest since he announced his candidacy in April. He also released his fundraising numbers for the second quarter of the year, and he raised less than Pete Buttigieg, who announced the biggest […] Read more »
Liberals and conservatives even vacation differently
With July 4th in the rearview mirror, we are officially into the season of summer getaways and escapes, but as with so many things, it may be hard to avoid partisan divide that defines the nation’s politics. Data from MRI-Simmons show how deeply the red/blue split runs through the culture, […] Read more »
Haunted by the Reagan era
… Frustration with the refusal to stand up for principle is boiling over among younger Democrats. On issue after issue — impeachment, Medicare-for-all, a $15 minimum wage, free public college, a Green New Deal — the answer from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and other Democratic leaders is consistent: Now […] Read more »