Watching President Biden’s approval (and disapproval) ratings in the polls lately is about as exciting as watching paint dry. In five Gallup polls since taking office, his approval has ranged only 3 points, from 54 percent to 57 percent (Gallup is the only polling organization with data spanning the post-World […] Read more »
How violent crime and abortion could reshape the 2022 midterm elections
As the public becomes increasingly confident that the pandemic is subsiding and the economy is on the mend, social issues are coming to the fore, and developments in two such areas—crime and abortion—could reshape the playing field for the 2022 midterm elections. When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, […] Read more »
In summer, the stakes are rising for Biden
Can President Joe Biden avoid the “summer slump”? For most Americans, the unofficial arrival of summer with Memorial Day is a cause for celebration. But for newly elected presidents, it’s more often been a reason for dread. Sagging job approval ratings, unanticipated challenges at home and abroad and, above all, […] Read more »
Biden makes boring great again
… Welcome to the Biden presidency, where a quiet normalcy has descended on the White House and critics are allowed to toss around the word “boring” without anybody taking offense. … While Trump never broke 50 percent in approval ratings, Biden has remained in the mid-50s throughout his first four […] Read more »
How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation
Once upon a time, a shiny new trio of young conservatives — Ryan Costello, Carlos Curbelo and Elise Stefanik — wanted to help build a modern, millennial Republican Party. The 30-somethings, all sworn into Congress in 2015, understood that millennials often agreed on many of the nation’s core problems, and […] Read more »
The GOP push to revisit 2020 has worrisome implications for future elections
Donald Trump’s “big lie” has spawned a movement that under the guise of assuring election integrity threatens to do the opposite, potentially affecting the election process with questionable challenges that could block or delay the certification of results and undermine an essential pillar of democratic governance. Trump’s refusal to accept […] Read more »