This is not the best of times for the Democratic Party. No White House; no Senate; no House of Representatives; and a minority of governorships and state legislatures in their possession. Yet the Democrats approach this fall’s midterm elections with an advantage in one key aspect of the political process […] Read more »
Red Hens, babies & the great unraveling
At the risk of alienating friends, I want to delve, not too deeply, into the now infamous incident at the Red Hen of Lexington, Va. (not to be confused with the unrelated Red Hen of Washington, D.C.). … Three Chicago-area psychologists recently proved experimentally what this incident demonstrates anecdotally: both […] Read more »
More and more, Senate elections reflect states’ presidential votes
The results of U.S. Senate elections increasingly are aligned with states’ party preferences in presidential elections – a trend that could have major implications in this year’s battle for control of the Senate. CONT. Drew DeSilver, Pew Read more »
Dems lead in Arizona and Ohio Senate races, but Florida contest remains tight
Democrats hold double-digit leads in the U.S. Senate contests in Arizona and Ohio, while it’s much closer in Florida, according to a trio of NBC News/Marist polls from these three key states in November’s midterm elections. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Growing Divide on Immigration and America’s Moral Leadership
Fewer than half (40%) of the public believes that the U.S. sets a good moral example for the rest of the world. Nearly six in ten (58%) believe we do not. Views have been remarkably stable since 2015 when only 43% of Americans said the U.S. provided a good moral […] Read more »
Politics Podcast: Trump Won’t Stop Talking About Immigration
President Trump backed down on Wednesday from his “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which detained parents and children who crossed the border illegally. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discusses the fallout from the policy and how Trump is talking about immigration in the run up to the midterms. Also, as record […] Read more »