midterms

Um, is Trump a scapegoat?

By John Stoehr / December 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Um, is Trump a scapegoat?

GOP elites want to believe voters rejected him, not the GOP.

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The Democrats didn’t perform well in spite of inflation. They performed well because of it

By John Stoehr / November 16, 2022 / Comments Off on The Democrats didn’t perform well in spite of inflation. They performed well because of it

Turn the conventional wisdom on its head.

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From the midterms, the most important takeaway: the electorate has changed

By John Stoehr / November 14, 2022 / Comments Off on From the midterms, the most important takeaway: the electorate has changed

It has shifted leftward its center of gravity.

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‘Division’ and ‘polarization’ got us here. They’ll get us out

By John Stoehr / November 14, 2022 / Comments Off on ‘Division’ and ‘polarization’ got us here. They’ll get us out

The press corps treats democratic politics as abnormal. That’s what happens when democratic politics threatens the status quo.

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GOP elites are shopping around, but they’re stuck with Trump

By John Stoehr / November 10, 2022 / Comments Off on GOP elites are shopping around, but they’re stuck with Trump

Cults end when the leader dies.

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Gird your loins, friend, for today is Election Day

By John Stoehr / November 8, 2022 / Comments Off on Gird your loins, friend, for today is Election Day

Prepare to endure reasonsreasonsreasons.

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Democracy is not on the ballot, but some democracies are

By John Stoehr / November 7, 2022 / Comments Off on Democracy is not on the ballot, but some democracies are

Let’s stop talking as if there were a singular national democracy – as if there were a singular national America – in these United States.

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Here’s everything the Democrats have done and why these midterms should be a cakewalk

By Matt Robison / November 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Here’s everything the Democrats have done and why these midterms should be a cakewalk

No need for smoke and mirrors. It’s an overflow of facts.

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Will the midterms end the age of gothic politics?

By John Stoehr / October 28, 2022 /

The possibility of nothing changing.

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There’s no reason to freak out

By John Stoehr / October 18, 2022 / Comments Off on There’s no reason to freak out

Monday’s polling just tells us there’s work to do.

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