Democrats (and pollsters) predicted a mighty gust blowing the country left this year, in response to the rightward gale that swept President Trump into office. Instead of a corresponding tempest, however, the country barely puffed just enough in a few places to lift Joe Biden up. CONT. Tim Meko, Joe […] Read more »
The Role Shifting Demographics Played In The Presidential Election
Latino voters helped to shape the presidential race in different ways. For the first time, Latinos became the second-biggest voting demographic after white people, and that has major implications. NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
Even if Trump loses, the takeaway for some top Republicans is that embracing him worked
President Trump may well be on his way out of Washington, but you wouldn’t know it from the way top congressional Republicans are talking about him. There’s a sense in Republican circles that Trump being on the ballot actually lifted them to higher-than-expected success in House, Senate and statehouse races, […] Read more »
DCCC chairwoman Cheri Bustos ‘furious’ at polling misses
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos told House Democrats on a Thursday caucus call that she was “furious” about polls that misread the political environment, as the party suffered unexpected losses in the House. “I also want to say the thing we’re all feeling: I’m furious. Something went wrong […] Read more »
A Brief History of Georgia Runoffs, and Why This Time May Be Different
With President Donald Trump’s initial lead dissipating in Georgia, GOP Sen. David Perdue looks increasingly likely to be forced into a January runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Perdue’s share of the vote is close to dipping below 50 percent, which would trigger Georgia’s unique runoff law. … If Perdue finishes […] Read more »
A Cold War Between Red and Blue America
The clearest message of this week’s complicated election results is that the trench is deepening between red and blue America. … With Biden’s near-certain popular-vote victory, Democrats have now won the most votes in seven of the past eight presidential elections, something no party has ever done since the formation […] Read more »