Michigan Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, left, and Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield are among those expected to visit the White House. AP Photo/David Eggert Austin Sarat, Amherst College The state of Michigan, and the United States as a whole, may face a political crisis brought on by President […] Read more »
Wisconsin: Decisive Again in 2020
Key Points• Once again, Wisconsin appears to be the tipping point state in the Electoral College, though its 10 electoral votes are back in the Democratic column this year.• In 2016, Donald Trump made major inroads in western Wisconsin. Despite coming up short statewide, his gains in the region largely […] Read more »
Senate 2022: An Early Look
Key Points• Democrats may have a better chance of winning the Senate in 2022 than holding the House, even if Democrats lose both Georgia special elections in January.• The president’s party often struggles in midterms, which gives the GOP a generic advantage in the battle for Congress.• The Republicans’ three […] Read more »
Religion Divides Hispanic Opinion in the U.S.
Preliminary exit polling indicates that around one-third of Hispanic voters cast their ballots for President Donald Trump, and more than four in ten voted for Trump in the crucial state of Florida. Trump’s performance among Hispanic voters in 2020 is likely better than it was in 2016, when exit polls […] Read more »
How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs
There was a debate in the runup to this year’s presidential election about whether it’d be a base election or a persuasion one. In other words, what would matter more for a candidate — turning out one side’s core voters, or winning over undecideds and wavering supporters of President Trump? […] Read more »
A White House Held Hostage, with Dave Wasserman
This week, Axe and Murphy are joined by Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report. It’s been two weeks since Election Day and the Hacks continue their postmortem with a deep dive into what happened in congressional districts across the country. They also look ahead to the Georgia special election […] Read more »