… Pennsylvania — the closest battleground state with the most electoral votes, where the election was called for Biden last November — is a powerful example of exactly what the Trump scheme to unwind American democracy looks like. In Harrisburg, Republican legislative leaders — after weeks of lobbying and browbeating […] Read more »
How West Virginia became a Covid-19 disaster
… West Virginia had been a success story for vaccinations. Back in early March, West Virginia ranked in the top four in terms of the adult population that was vaccinated. The state and Gov. Jim Justice received widespread praise for its vaccine rollout. But now, West Virginia ranks last in […] Read more »
As abortion debate heats up, perceptions of Supreme Court change
This week the Supreme Court announced that it would hear arguments on a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, except in the case of medical emergencies. The news was the latest bit of evidence that abortion and the court are going to remain […] Read more »
Our constitutional crisis is already here
The United States is heading into its greatest political and constitutional crisis since the Civil War, with a reasonable chance over the next three to four years of incidents of mass violence, a breakdown of federal authority, and the division of the country into warring red and blue enclaves. The […] Read more »
Can Democrats Win Back the White Working Class?
Key Points• One of the defining features of American politics is the realignment of white, college-educated voters toward Democrats and that of white voters without a degree toward Republicans.• There are competing views on how or whether Democrats can perform better among white non-college voters.• Appealing to the economic interests […] Read more »
Voters still don’t like the GOP’s answer to the coronavirus
Republicans have been hoping to turn the political page from the coronavirus pandemic for over a year now. We saw then-President Donald Trump try to do it in the lead-up to the 2020 election. It didn’t work. In the California gubernatorial recall, we saw Republican Larry Elder try and argue […] Read more »