The lockstep congressional Republican defense of President Donald Trump through every stage of the Ukraine inquiry raises troubling questions about whether the impeachment process can still provide an effective check on a President determined to abuse his authority. The biggest message of the impeachment struggle may be that red and […] Read more »
The impeachment hearings haven’t changed public opinion. This explains why.
For five weeks, the House of Representatives has heard public testimony about President Trump’s alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. This week, the House is expected to vote on two articles of impeachment based on that testimony. Democrats hoped the […] Read more »
This Week in Impeachment: Liberals Got an Impeachment, Moderates Got It Their Way
… Pelosi has managed her diverse party caucus with customary skill; while Democratic leaders expect a small number of members to vote no, a number of key moderates from competitive districts are beginning to signal their support, indicating that her approach has resulted in a broadly unified party. But as […] Read more »
Why Aren’t More Women Breaking Out In The Democratic Primary?
… A number of studies have found that voters don’t easily move past women’s stumbles, and are less likely to view women as qualified or competent to begin with. And women’s qualifications can even be turned into liabilities. The precise effect of these attitudes is hard to pin down, but […] Read more »
You could teach a political science class on all of Tom Steyer’s bad ideas
With so many entrants in the Democratic primary field, many observers have wondered what billionaire Tom Steyer’s candidacy adds to the race. Here’s one answer: Steyer is a gift to political scientists. His campaign offers us an unusual opportunity to explain why the “reforms” he champions as magical solutions to […] Read more »
How the decline of religious institutions fueled the rise of the Trump-evangelical coalition
… I think it is worth asking why the myth of a discrete evangelical voting bloc motivated by explicitly religious concerns persists. Why, for example, do so many pundits – and their readers – continue to believe that evangelical leaders hold the power to sway presidential elections? Why do candidates […] Read more »