Barack Obama can’t run for president again. But so far, it seems as though the 2020 Democratic primary could be defined by efforts to recapture the magic he briefly seemed to sprinkle over the party. It’s a logical ambition. The former president is very popular among Democrats. Hillary Clinton would […] Read more »
Stepping Inside the Fox Hole: The Media Echo-Chamber of Fox News
There is an alternate reality in American politics, and it plays an outsized role in the way many experience and form opinions on the most important issues facing the country. Progressives should be mindful of the challenge from the Fox News echo-chamber and how it skews public perceptions. At the […] Read more »
Eyes on the prize: In poll, Democrats care more about victory than ideology in 2020 nominee
As the 2020 presidential field takes shape, Democratic voters by double digits say they are more interested in nominating a candidate who can defeat President Trump than one they agree with most on the issues, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds. By 55-35 percent, the Democrats surveyed endorse electability […] Read more »
How Twitter’s algorithm is amplifying extreme political rhetoric
Imagine opening up the Twitter app on your phone and scrolling through your feed. Suddenly, you come across a hyper-partisan tweet calling Hillary Clinton the “godmother of ISIS.” It’s from a user you do not follow, and it’s not in your feed by virtue of a retweet from a user […] Read more »
Why the Fight About the Electoral College Is About More Than the Electoral College
There’s nothing new about calls to replace the Electoral College with a national popular vote. Until recently, partisans on both sides supported a constitutional amendment to do such a thing. Frustration over a polarized and politicized Supreme Court has been going on forever. Activists on both sides have been pushing […] Read more »
Sorry, President Trump. Here’s why American Jews aren’t abandoning the Democratic Party.
President Trump has recently encouraged Jewish Americans to eschew their long-standing affiliation with the Democratic Party — a movement he and others refer to as “Jexodus.” He tweeted out claims that Jews are now leaving the Democrats over the party’s position on Israel. … Yet as several commentators noted, there […] Read more »