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President Joe Biden's very good State of the Union showing wasn't just a hit among Democrats. Despite criticism that Biden's address was specifically aimed at rallying Democratic voters, the speech not only tested well with viewers beyond the base, it...
by Kerry Eleveld
 263 comments
on Sat Mar 09, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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If President Joe Biden's feisty performance at the State of the Union on Thursday was representative of a man in decline, some viewers walked away thinking old age might not be so bad after all. "I hope I get this kind of dementia," comedic writer Alex...
by Kerry Eleveld
294 comments
on Fri Mar 08, 2024 at 06:30 AM PST
with 608 Recommends
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The philosopher and critic George Santayana (1863–1952) is famous for his quote: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I had him in mind when I wrote a letter to the editor which appeared in Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times. Since...
by Kymber
6 comments
on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 06:51 PM PST
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a messaging masterclass over the weekend on NBC's "Meet The Press," beating back questions about whether President Joe Biden, 81, is too old to serve a second ...
by Kerry Eleveld
238 comments
on Tue Feb 27, 2024 at 03:30 PM PST
with 449 Recommends
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On the heels of a unanimous federal appeals court ruling that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that 68% of Republicans think Trump should have immunity for actions he took as president, such...
by Kerry Eleveld
113 comments
on Wed Feb 07, 2024 at 12:33 PM PST
with 254 Recommends
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New focus groups of potential swing voters conducted in three critical battleground states—Georgia, Wisconsin, and Nevada—demonstrate the extent to which many voters still haven’t grasped Donald Trump’s sweeping legal liabilities or his belief he’s...
by Kerry Eleveld
213 comments
on Fri Feb 02, 2024 at 07:45 AM PST
with 444 Recommends
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One of the biggest disconnects between political reality and fantasy today is the near-certainty that President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be the nominees of their respective parties and how many voters still view that as preposterous. That is...
by Kerry Eleveld
185 comments
on Wed Jan 31, 2024 at 08:30 AM PST
with 186 Recommends
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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley may be down, but she's not out and damn if she's not on point following the New Hampshire primary. So on point, in fact, the Biden campaign is tweeting out excerpts of her stump speech in South Carolina. "Out of...
by Kerry Eleveld
105 comments
on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 07:59 AM PST
with 187 Recommends
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New Hampshire voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the Republican primary will continue or it's all over but the crying. Voters in the "Live Free or Die" state often quip that Iowa picks corn and New Hampshire picks presidents. But at the...
by Kerry Eleveld
116 comments
on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 06:30 AM PST
with 158 Recommends
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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has reached the do-or-die moment of her 2024 presidential bid: She must win in New Hampshire to have a shot at making her home state of South Carolina competitive. That reality has pushed her into a notably more...
by Kerry Eleveld
77 comments
on Fri Jan 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM PST
with 122 Recommends
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One of the major wild cards in 2024 will be whether Gen-Z voters, who have turned out at historic levels over the last several election cycles, will show up again and, importantly, vote predominately for President Joe Biden. As Democratic pollster...
by Kerry Eleveld
77 comments
on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 01:17 PM PST
with 114 Recommends
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The Republican emerging nationally as a counterweight to former President Donald Trump isn't running for president—an ominous sign for the GOP’s 2024 chances. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who won ...
by Kerry Eleveld
45 comments
on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 02:37 PM PDT
with 148 Recommends
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Vivek Ramaswamy may have best summed up the inaugural 2024 Republican debate on Monday night with this distinctly grim assessment during an exchange with former Vice President Mike Pence. "It's not morning in America, we live in a dark moment,"...
by Kerry Eleveld
237 comments
on Thu Aug 24, 2023 at 06:48 AM PDT
with 347 Recommends
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Four-time indictee Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican primary according to just about all polling—national, statewide, or otherwise. But while Trump's drip, drip, drip of criminal indictments shows few signs so far of hurting him with...
by Kerry Eleveld
113 comments
on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 252 Recommends
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The next time you go shopping for food (and all the other things grocery stores in big chains carry) take a moment to think about what you are really paying for. There’s a must-read in The NY Times that explains why the food chain is being exploited by...
by xaxnar
148 comments
on Mon May 29, 2023 at 07:52 AM PDT
with 143 Recommends
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When Republicans were asked last year whether abortion would benefit Democrats in the midterm elections, they developed a mantra that amounted to something like, “Voters will be focused on real issues, like the economy, inflation, and immigration.”...
by Kerry Eleveld
152 comments
on Tue May 30, 2023 at 07:06 AM PDT
with 270 Recommends
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Colorado Springs is a very red city in a blue/purple state. I can’t remember the last time there was a “Democratic” mayor — though municipal elections are supposed to be nonpartisan. Anyone who has lived in El Paso County knows it is very Republican...
by rflctammt
90 comments
on Tue May 16, 2023 at 07:50 PM PDT
with 217 Recommends
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How did the Covid pandemic impact democracy last May in Australia’s federal election? Why do South Australia’s electorates have average populations 58% greater than Tasmania’s? And which party most improved its voter support since 2019? These and other...
by Alan Austin
3 comments
on Mon Feb 06, 2023 at 02:19 AM PST
with 3 Recommends
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Several recent focus group of independents in Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin suggest House Republicans are perfectly poised to dig their own graves in 2024 with this critical bloc of voters. The overwhelming vibe from these groups, conducted on behalf...
by Kerry Eleveld
68 comments
on Thu Feb 02, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
with 203 Recommends
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As literally everyone knows by now, Kyrsten Sinema has left the Democratic Party to become an Independent. I use the present perfect tense of the verb “to leave” in its loosest possible sense, as anyone who has paid attention to the US political arena...
by cadebryant
10 comments
on Fri Dec 09, 2022 at 12:02 PM PST
with 2 Recommends
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