I shouldn’t have been surprised when a recent discussion on the future of conservatism turned into an argument over Donald Trump, his presidency, and the midterm election. The renaissance in conservative thought that began with the publication of The Road to Serfdom in 1944 and culminated in the founding of […] Read more »
Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to name Trump as a reason for their pick in congressional elections
President Trump promises to be a key factor in November’s midterm elections — both because Democrats want to vote against him and Republicans want to vote to support him. But the push and pull of the first two years of Trump aren’t equal, a new poll suggests. CONT. Scott Clement, […] Read more »
CNN Polls: Democrats hold the upper hand in Arizona, Tennessee Senate races
Democrats hold an advantage in two states that are critical to the party’s chances of taking control of the US Senate, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The surveys show Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema and former Gov. Phil Bredesen leading their Republican opponents for open seats Arizona and […] Read more »
Tight races in Missouri, Montana Senate, CBS News poll finds
Several incumbent Democratic senators are trying to win re-election in states that typically vote for Republicans, among them Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Jon Tester of Montana, who are both locked in close contests with Republican challengers. New CBS News Battleground Tracker polling find Tester is up two points with […] Read more »
Numbers reveal wild shifts in 2018 primaries
The 2018 midterm terrain looks a lot different now than it did at the start of the campaigns. Races that many expected to be close, aren’t. Candidates that were assumed to be safe now find themselves in fights. And the Democrats have been the biggest beneficiaries of the changes. A […] Read more »
Conservatism After Christianity: A new survey reveals the Republican Party’s religious divide
One of the many paradoxes of the Trump era is that our unusual president couldn’t have been elected, and couldn’t survive politically today, without the support of religious conservatives … but at the same time his ascent was intimately connected to the secularization of conservatism, and his style gives us […] Read more »