If President Trump actively campaigned against incumbents of his own party in primaries next year, it would be an unusual political occurrence. But it would not be without precedent. In fact, he wouldn’t even be the first ideologically flexible, wealthy New Yorker who occupied the Oval Office to do so. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters frustrated with tax system, Democrats ahead in ballot test
Republican efforts to tackle tax reform should be welcome news to voters, as the latest Fox News poll finds there’s much in the nation’s current system Americans want fixed. A sizable 69 percent majority is upset about how much they pay personally, but that’s not the top voter frustration. Some […] Read more »
Most Americans say Trump tax plan would benefit wealthy and corporations
Most Americans say President Donald Trump’s tax plan would benefit the wealthy and corporations, and less than half believe his message that “massive tax cuts” would help middle-class workers, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll. CONT. Ken Thomas & Emily Swanson, Associated Press Read more »
A Democratic Senate Majority Hinges on Tennessee
We may have already reached a critical juncture in the 2018 Senate midterm elections, so beware of simplistic interpretations. Too often people look at possible electoral outcomes in a binary way; everything is either a zero or a one. In this case, it’s either Democrats cannot win a majority in […] Read more »
Was the 2016 election actually a political realignment?
Did 2016 represent a realignment? That’s certainly an overused and somewhat taboo word these days. But to listen to media coverage today, you might get the impression that 2016 was a substantial break from voting patterns of the past. I’d like to explore this question a bit here and bring […] Read more »
The country hates the GOP Congress: Why don’t Democrats have a knock-out lead?
About 9 months into his presidency, Donald Trump has settled into a historically weak job approval of 41 percent, well below his presidential vote, and with the strong disapproval over 45 percent of voters. He remains an unrepentant divider which pervades all political discourse. Yet the most hated politicians are […] Read more »