Voters in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Virginia were gracious enough to go to the polls on Tuesday and give us some tangible results to chew over with 12 months to go before the 2020 elections. Here are some thoughts. Kentucky was not an upset. CONT. Nathan L. Gonzales, Inside Elections Read more »
Is Politics a War of Ideas or of Us Against Them?
Is the deepening animosity between Democrats and Republicans based on genuine differences over policy and ideology or is it a form of tribal warfare rooted in an atavistic us-versus-them mentality? Is American political conflict relatively content-free — emotionally motivated electoral competition — or is it primarily a war of ideas, […] Read more »
Tuesday’s elections highlight the anti-Trump fervor in America’s suburbs
There was mostly bad news for Republicans in Tuesday’s elections, but the most concerning of all for party leaders should be the Democrats’ steady march in converting suburban America into a political stronghold during the era of President Trump. Virginia’s dramatic and rapid transition from red to purple to blue […] Read more »
Approval of Members of Both Parties in Congress Under 40%
As events continue to unfold in the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, 38% of Americans approve of the job congressional Democrats are doing. Republicans in Congress earn a slightly lower approval of 34%. … The public is also largely underwhelmed by some of the […] Read more »
Kentucky outcome embarrasses Trump and worries many Republicans ahead of 2020
Democrats’ claim of victory Tuesday in Kentucky’s gubernatorial race, as well as the Democratic takeover of the Virginia state legislature, left Republicans stumbling and increasingly uncertain about their own political fates next year tied to an embattled and unpopular president. Many allies of President Trump rushed to explain away the […] Read more »
A Sliver of the Electorate Could Decide 2020. Here’s What These Voters Want.
Today’s America is so deeply polarized that it can be hard to imagine there are people who are really not sure whether they want to vote for President Trump or his Democratic rival. But these “mythic,” “quasi-talismanic,” “unicorn” swing voters are very real, and there are enough of them to […] Read more »