Don Blankenship likes to believe he knows something about rough justice and who deserves it. “We don’t need to investigate our president. We need to arrest Hillary,” one of his campaign ads proclaims, mimicking President Trump’s crude 2016 rallying cry, “Lock her up!” … In Republican races across the country, […] Read more »
American Medical Association Releases Battleground Poll Results on GOP Health Reform Fixes
The American Medical Association (AMA) today released poll results showing that policies currently under consideration– particularly Medicaid cuts and narrowed coverage plans – are largely unpopular among voters in states representing nearly every region of the country. CONT. American Medical Association Read more »
West Virginia: How the Bluest State Became the Reddest
The American political landscape has changed a lot over the past 25 years but there is no more dramatic shift than the one that has pushed this state from deep blue to ruby red. In the 1992 presidential election, Democrat Bill Clinton won West Virginia by a solid 13 percentage […] Read more »
West Virginia primary voters and the Democrats
Voters delivered a consistent message during this primary season about what they thought was the most important issue facing the country: the economy and jobs. This was the issue named as most important in all states to date except Vermont where the economy/jobs tied with income inequality. Tuesday, the majority […] Read more »
Why Democrats Have Little to Lose in Taking On the Coal Industry
The Obama administration’s proposal Monday to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants is already being characterized by Republicans as the latest salvo in a “war on coal.” The eagerness of Republicans to exploit the issue is understandable. Democrats have lost considerable ground in coal-producing areas in recent years, and […] Read more »
In Poorest States, Political Stigma Is Depressing Participation in Health Law
… Republican candidates and the so-called super PACs supporting them have made assailing the Affordable Care Act their No. 1 issue for the midterm elections, and they are focusing their attacks in states with the most competitive Senate and House campaigns. In few places is that as evident as here […] Read more »