Can Democrats flip congressional seats in some of California’s traditional Republican strongholds, to help them retake the U.S. House? They’re pouring resources into seven congressional races in California, hoping to ride the potential “blue wave.” These swing districts include a growing base of Asian American voters, nearly a third of […] Read more »
Trump might be right — the GOP’s House majority is not all but doomed
Political prognosticators usually shake their head at President Donald Trump’s electoral analyses. He doesn’t tout all poll numbers, for example, and instead relies upon the rosiest figures from Rasmussen Reports. But when it comes to the 2018 House of Representatives elections, I think the President may have a point. According […] Read more »
Trump’s Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans
President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president’s advisers nervous that he does not grasp the gravity of the threat they face in the midterm elections. Congressional and party […] Read more »
The Nevada Senate race shows that demographics are not destiny
There has been a belief among some Democrats that the combination of non-white voters being overwhelmingly Democratic and the fact that they are becoming a larger portion of the electorate means that Democrats may be heading toward some sort of electoral glory. This increase in diversity is a comfort to […] Read more »
Why I’m Cautious About Phil Bredesen’s Prospects in Tennessee
Two early surveys show former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, holding a lead over Republican Rep. Marcia Blackburn in hypothetical ballot tests of this year’s Senate race. Those polls, along with kind words about Bredesen from retiring Tennessee GOP Sen. Bob Corker, have raised the contest’s profile and heightened […] Read more »
Why Trump Is Winning and the Press Is Losing
There is alive in the land an organized campaign to discredit the American press. This campaign is succeeding. Its roots are long. For decades, the Republican coalition has tried to hang together by hating on elites who claim to know things, like: “What is art?” Or: “What should college students […] Read more »