… The Democratic Party has moved so far to the left and the Republican Party so far right that not only is the center of gravity in each party heading toward the extremes but the parties are each getting narrower; the ideological distance between the most liberal in the Democratic […] Read more »
The MAGA Formula Is Getting Darker and Darker
The chilling amalgam of Christian nationalism, white replacement theory and conspiratorial zeal — from QAnon to the “stolen” 2020 election — has attracted a substantial constituency in the United States, thanks in large part to the efforts of Donald Trump and his advisers. By some estimates, adherents of these overlapping […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Georgia’s GOP primary race for governor sees Kemp holding wide lead over Perdue
Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp leads former Sen. David Perdue by a 32-point margin in the Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary race, tripling his advantage from March, according to a new Fox News Poll of Georgia Republican primary voters released Wednesday. Sixty percent of Republican voters prefer Kemp, while 28% go for […] Read more »
The Biden effect is real
… Weeks of Biden’s disingenuous statements on inflation are now costing him precious capital with voters. In NBC News’ latest poll, released Sunday, people said the country was going off on the wrong track by a margin of 75 percent wrong track to 16 percent right track. Biden himself sunk […] Read more »
President Biden’s approval rating is at 42% again this week
President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains stable at 42% on this week’s Ipsos’ Core Political. The economy (28%) continues to be the most important issue facing the country with 35% of Republicans, 27% of independents, and 22% of Democrats saying so. In distant second place is a three-way tie between […] Read more »
What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism
For all the talk about how Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates would fare in the Republican primaries this year, the results in this week’s races made clear: Whatever happens to Trump’s personal influence, Trumpism is consolidating its dominance of the GOP. … As the Republican electorate shifts away from the kinds […] Read more »