… Presidential candidates who lose a general election rarely run again, and they almost never win. … But Trump, who never felt bound by history or precedent, sounds as if he’s ready to try. Fresh from a walloping at the hands of Joe Biden, Trump is showing every sign of […] Read more »
Trumpism has never been about policy. It still isn’t.
The final week of 2020 offered clarity into the Republican Party’s future relationship with President Trump, because he’s about to lose the power that drove the GOP’s self-interested decision-making. While in the Oval Office, Trump has controlled the direction of his party, so it has made little strategic sense for […] Read more »
Democrats may make history in Georgia’s Senate runoffs
… It’s hard not to assign Perdue and Loeffler’s troubles at least partially to Trump. He was the weak link for Republicans running statewide in Georgia this past year. He lost by 0.2 points and his margin was more than a point worse than the Republican candidates in both Senate […] Read more »
Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election
Vice President Mike Pence signaled support on Saturday for a futile Republican bid to overturn the election in Congress next week, after 11 Republican senators and senators-elect said that they would vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory when the House and Senate meet to formally certify it. […] Read more »
The Southern state where Black voters are gaining in numbers, but not power
… If Georgia is the epitome of the “New South,” Mississippi remains very much still the old South: a conservative stronghold where the GOP is composed almost exclusively of white voters, and the Democratic Party of Black voters. At first blush, Mississippi would seem to be fertile terrain for Democrats. […] Read more »
Will The Debate Over $2,000 Stimulus Checks Help Democrats In Georgia?
Congressional Democrats are pushing to give most Americans $2,000 stimulus checks, arguing that this is a fast and direct way to help millions of Americans as they struggle with the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump supports $2,000 payments, too, but most congressional Republicans don’t. Because of […] Read more »