… Democrats are hoping that the Republican politicians who opposed the Rescue Plan will be punished at the polls next year. But history suggests that voting in favor of an unpopular bill is more likely to inspire a backlash than voting against a popular bill—especially one that passed anyway. Members […] Read more »
Will Democrats be content to defend in 2022?
One of the most intriguing questions going into next year’s Senate races is which party will be playing offense and which will be content to defend. History argues that Democrats will be on defense and Republicans on offense; exposure argues the opposite way, that Republicans will play defense while Democrats […] Read more »
‘We want to be educated, not indoctrinated,’ say Trump voters wary of covid shots
Be honest that scientists don’t have all the answers. Tout the number of people who got the vaccines in trials. And don’t show pro-vaccine ads with politicians — not even ones with Donald Trump. That’s what a focus group of vaccine-hesitant Trump voters insisted to politicians and pollsters this weekend, […] Read more »
Why the GOP’s cancel culture pitch is good politics
This week, as congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden passed and signed into a law a popular economic relief package, Republicans had a different priority in mind: the supposed “cancellation” of children’s author Dr. Seuss. … While Democrats may mock them, the fear of cancel culture and political correctness isn’t […] Read more »
Political ‘Tribes’ within Today’s GOP
There has been a great deal of speculation about how much influence former President Trump wields over the GOP. One of the objectives of this study was to answer that question by parsing GOP voters based on their attitudes toward President Trump and his role in the party to identify […] Read more »
The Biggest Thing Kamala Harris Could Do This Year
The battle to protect voting rights needs a field general. Vice President Kamala Harris needs a cause to define her tenure. The second problem suggests the answer to the first: President Joe Biden could designate Harris as the administration’s point person in combatting the onslaught against voter access now advancing […] Read more »