… The conventional wisdom on Trump’s reelection odds are much too bearish. Trump has a better chance of winning again than many pundits seem to think. And both Democrats and Republicans need to take Trump seriously and recalibrate their decision process or risk facing serious consequences. … Emory University professor […] Read more »
The 2020 Path Democrats Shouldn’t Take
… If this election is going to be a referendum on Donald Trump as a person and president, then Democrats ought to have a good shot at winning. But if the election becomes somewhat more complicated, with Democrats embarking on a path that is considerably more ideological than the one […] Read more »
The Roots of Our Division
Starbuck’s CEO and potential third-party candidate Howard Schultz wants us to “talk honestly about our problems” and to “debate them with civility, respect, and optimism.” In a New York Times opinion column this weekend, AEI President Arthur Brooks writes, “What we need is not to disagree less, but to disagree […] Read more »
Republicans don’t waver on whether they like Trump. Just on how much.
… As we have learned more about Trump, one article of faith has been reinforced over and over again: Republicans are sticking with him. Consider a poll question from Monmouth University, published this week. “In general,” the pollsters asked, “do you think there is any new information that could ever […] Read more »
Trump Settles on His Reelection Message
In his marathon speech to a gathering of conservative activists last weekend, Donald Trump unloaded more than 16,000 words, according to the official White House transcript. But amid all the meandering and asides, the belittling taunts (“Little Shifty Schiff” for Democratic Representative Adam Schiff) and geysers of grievance, Trump may […] Read more »
‘Somebody else’ would beat Donald Trump in Texas, but just barely, says UT/TT Poll
A slight majority of Texas voters would choose someone other than Donald Trump in a presidential race held right now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. While 45 percent said they would “definitely vote for someone else,” 39 percent said they would “definitely vote to re-elect Donald […] Read more »