A new statewide poll suggests there’s another threat to state Sen. Kevin de León’s insurgent U.S. Senate bid: A little-known Republican pushing back against his “sanctuary state” law. James P. Bradley, running on an “America First” platform, is trailing the former California Senate leader by 1 point — a statistical […] Read more »
How the US mid-terms could kickstart a new era of progressive reform
Get yourself into a totally different mindset when you try to understand this year’s US mid-term elections. Congressional elections are, of course, no rare thing. They happen every two years, and when the White House is not up for grabs, the President can normally expect a bit of a bruising. […] Read more »
Why the win for Republicans in Arizona 8 is still good for Democrats
CNN has projected that Republicans won the special election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, but once again Democrats have overperformed in a deep red district, in another sign the national environment is in the their favor. … The result in Arizona 8 fits a pattern so far in special congressional […] Read more »
Measuring the Midterm Intensity Gap
There is a lot of talk about intensity of voters these days, and for good reason. It was the greater intensity of support among Donald Trump backers and the relative ambivalence of many who intended to support Hillary Clinton that likely made the difference in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where […] Read more »
Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP
One might describe Arizona’s 8th Congressional District as … nondescript. … Nor was there anything especially unusual about the candidates who competed in the special election there on Tuesday — Republican Debbie Lesko, a state senator, and Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, a doctor. And although the Republican, Lesko, is the apparent […] Read more »
Republicans Lost Support in Every Special Election Since Trump Became President
Democratic energy has been on vivid display in a series of special elections since President Trump’s inauguration, including in strongly conservative areas where Republicans usually win elections easily, like Arizona’s Eighth District. CONT. Alexander Burns & Denise Lu, New York Times Read more »