Democrats discover being anti-Trump, and nothing else, is a losing strategy
Democrats are still sorting through the results of the 2021 elections, looking for reasons why the party lost so much ground in a blue-trending state like Virginia, and how to…
No surprise: inflation will be an issue in the 2022 elections
Spiking prices for food, fuel, housing and a lot more have a way of shaking up the political world, and this recent spate of inflation data is no exception. And…
Democrats and the ‘gimmick Olympics’
The framework agreement the White House and congressional Democrats are (for now) using as the basis for a slimmed-down spending proposal has taken center stage. It’s supposedly more restrained, more…
Redistricting, Retirements Hold Keys to 2022 Elections
Historically, the first congressional election (a midterm) in a new president’s first term has been rough on the incumbent’s political party. In 2010, Barack Obama’s first midterm election, Democrats lost…
Democrats Seek to Make More Generous Unemployment Benefits Permanent
Some Democratic members of Congress are pushing the White House to make unemployment benefits more generous, paying higher weekly stipends and lasting up to six months. The Wall Street Journal…
Democrats Want a ‘Wonky Pawn,’ not a Watchdog, at the Congressional Budget Office
Congress operates under an elaborate set of self-imposed rules and procedures to help keep the legislative process moving. Those rules aren’t always perfect, and sometimes members bend or ignore them…
Democrats Drop Threat of Tax Penalties to Leverage a Minimum Wage Hike
Senate Democrats are back to square one in their search for a way to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour after scrapping a plan to enact a…
San Francisco Mayor Apologizes (Eventually) for Attending Dinner Party That Would Have Violated Her Own City’s Restrictions
Portions of California are now under stay-at-home orders as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. But for some local pols, following their own guidelines — intended to avoid…
Florida Democrats Heading Toward Irrelevancy
National attention is still focused on the latest twists and turns in the presidential race. But the bigger story is playing out in the states. Where Democrats suffered enormous setbacks…
Maher Says Democrats Profound Lack of ‘Common Sense’ Cost Them on Election Day
HBO talk show host Bill Maher delivered a scathing critique of Democrats on his most recent program, saying the reason their blue wave failed to materialize was that many voters…