One of the biggest fights of this year’s presidential election may be over the election itself and how to hold it during the coronavirus crisis. Vote-by-mail, long mostly a hobbyhorse of good-government advocates, has suddenly been thrust to the center of an escalating partisan war as some say it’s the […] Read more »
Politics Through the Looking Glass: Virus Scrambles the Left-Right Lines
… As Republicans prepare for a re-election battle almost certain to hinge on perceptions of the Trump administration’s readiness and efficiency in performing its most solemn duty — to protect American lives — the decades-old debate over government’s role in American life has entered an unfamiliar phase of discombobulation. A […] Read more »
Partisanship and Deficit Spending
… In the midst of this fearsome economic environment, the Trump Administration has succeeded in navigating an unprecedented $2.3 Trillion stimulus package through a divided Congress, ensuring basic protections for businesses and workers harmed by the crisis. … This swift, united action by Republicans in Congress suggests that they feared […] Read more »
Rating Changes: Democrats edge slightly ahead, but presidential race still a toss-up
Key Points • We are not dramatically revising our outlook for the presidential election, at least not yet. • That said, several rating changes in the Electoral College and Senate generally benefit Democrats. • Many governors are getting high marks for their responses to the crisis; even for those elected […] Read more »
Why Trump’s approval bump isn’t helping him against Joe Biden
… Of course, most Democrats disapprove of Trump but his current net approval rating is better than it was in December before the coronavirus first emerged. This helps make sense of a puzzle: Why has Trump’s approval bump not helped him in his probable November matchup again former vice president […] Read more »
Coronavirus is dividing blue cities from their red states
The struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic is opening a new front in the long-running conflict between blue cities and red states. Across a wide array of states with Republican governors, many of the largest cities and counties — most of them led by Democrats — are moving aggressively to […] Read more »