Why Democrats Need to Play to Win in Texas

The Democratic Party — from Joe Biden all the way down to the grassroots — need make a huge investment in Texas, but not for the reasons you think. … The question isn’t if Texas becomes blue. The question is when. And if we don’t fight like hell in 2020, […] Read more »

Political Conventions, Polls, and “Moneyball 2020”

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the conventions will look vastly different from previous years. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the run-up to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. They look at how a virtual convention might affect election coverage, voter enthusiasm, and rising political talent. Later in […] Read more »

Arizona, Florida, and Texas: Many voters Critical of How Their Governor is Handling the Coronavirus Outbreak

As shown in the CBS News 2020 Battleground Tracker poll released Sunday, a majority of voters in three battleground states that recently witnessed a large uptick in coronavirus cases – Arizona, Florida, and Texas – think things are going badly in their state’s efforts to deal with the outbreak. Most […] Read more »

Democrats and Republicans see coronavirus differently

This weekend, President Donald Trump allowed the White House press corps to see him wearing a face mask for the first time. Trump, of course, has been hesitant to wear a mask, and he has retweeted criticism of former Vice President Joe Biden for doing so. The importance of Trump […] Read more »