In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Carl P. Leubsdorf, Washington Columnist for The Dallas Morning News, who previously served as the paper’s Washington bureau chief, joins the discussion. In his column, Leubsdorf compares and contrasts the impeachment proceedings of Watergate with the House of Representative’s impeachment inquiry into the […] Read more »
Politics with Amy Walter: Quid Pro Quo My God
This week, new information about President Trump’s interactions with foreign governments have rattled Washington, D.C. While the White House works on beating back the impeachment inquiry, members of Congress are home in their districts checking in with constituents. This task might prove difficult for those representing districts that have supported […] Read more »
For Low-Polling Democratic Candidates, It’s All Within the Margin of Error
What a difference a percentage point makes — especially when all you’ve got is one or two of them. To qualify for what will be a supersized Democratic debate this month, presidential candidates had to receive at least 2 percent support in four polls sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee, […] Read more »
Trump Is in Trouble
… Things are not going well for Trump. He is facing a political crisis unlike any of his presidency. And his continual escalation of the situation is a sign of weakness not strength. The situation is not guaranteed to end well, it’s true. (I define “end well” as a definitive […] Read more »
Democratic Nominees Often Secured Lead Late in Campaign
… Presidential nominees leading throughout the primary campaign has been the exception, not the rule, for Democratic candidates over the past six decades. This has been the case for a variety of reasons — including because some eventual nominees didn’t enter the race until late in the campaign or because […] Read more »
How a weekend of discussing politics shifted the views of these Americans
If you spent the weekend talking politics and policy with a roomful of people who thought differently from you, how might it change your views of American democracy? According to an experiment called America in One Room, that experience moves Americans toward a rosier view of how American democracy works. […] Read more »