Wisconsin shows how the Covid-19 pandemic has made holding elections much more difficult

If this were a normal primary season, I would be poring over the delegate numbers already decided and the polls for those yet to come, and analyzing Wisconsin’s role in the primaries and importance in the general election. If this were a normal primary season, because Wisconsin’s primary was scheduled […] Read more »

Battleground states poll

In February, The Elections Research Center conducted surveys in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin that asked voting-age citizens which presidential candidate they plan to vote for in the primary and general elections. … The survey reveals that Senator Bernie Sanders is the leading candidate in the primary contest with a sizable […] Read more »

Boom and bust: Economy and impeachment capture the forces that will determine Trump’s fate

The House officially delivered to the Senate two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump last week on the same day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 29,000 points for the first time. That striking juxtaposition encapsulates the contending forces shaping the presidential race: pervasive doubts about Trump’s […] Read more »