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                        Oct 29, 2025 Examining the current polling picture and big issues at play in each state. 
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                        Oct 21, 2025 Over the weekend, many Americans took to the streets to air their concerns about Trump’s second term—specifically, what they view as his creeping authoritarianism. 
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                        Oct 14, 2025 With the 2024 presidential election increasingly in the rearview mirror and the 2026 midterms still more than a year away, political observers right now have their sights set on a... 
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                        Sep 23, 2025 What the country's leaders—past and present—can teach us in this moment. 
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                        Sep 9, 2025 The first in a series of posts examining how the American public views various public policies and sociocultural issues. 
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                        Aug 19, 2025 Perhaps one of the worst-kept secrets in politics is that Gavin Newsom wants to be president. 
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                        Aug 12, 2025 One of the key reasons Donald Trump won a second term was the significant inroads he made with Hispanic voters. 
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                        Aug 9, 2025 Over the past few weeks, two topics have been top of mind for many political and election observers: the continued poor standing of the Democratic Party (captured in several recent... 
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                        Aug 5, 2025 Over the past few weeks, two topics have been top of mind for many political and election observers: the continued poor standing of the Democratic Party (captured in several recent... 
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                        Jul 15, 2025 And how Democrats lost core parts of their coalition. 
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                        Jun 24, 2025 Amid the busy start to Trump’s second term, something that has received relatively little attention is the Republican Party’s budget bill working its way through Congress. 
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                        Jun 17, 2025 In an increasingly unstable time, voters are looking for strong leadership and security. 
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                        May 27, 2025 Recent signs suggest they’re struggling to find the right answers. 
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                        May 13, 2025 It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s political fortunes have taken a dip. 
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                        Apr 9, 2025 As Trump’s aggressive start to his second term continues unabated, many Democratic voters have begun imploring their party to punch back. Last month, several party lawmakers... 
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                        Apr 5, 2025 For those of us who study American politics, it’s always a treat when David Shor pops up to offer his insights on the latest election. 
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                        Apr 1, 2025 For those of us who study American politics, it’s always a treat when David Shor pops up to offer his insights on the latest election. 
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                        Mar 18, 2025 Since the Democrats’ loss last November, the party and its allies have spent months in heated debates about their future. 
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                        Mar 11, 2025 Part two in a series examining at how the party got derailed on key issues. 
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                        Mar 4, 2025 Encouraging developments from the wilderness. 
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                        Feb 25, 2025 There will be opportunities for them to both push back and place themselves on the right side of public opinion. 
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                        Feb 18, 2025 In the shadow of Donald Trump’s victory last November was another development that seemed to receive less much attention at the time: Republicans flipped four Senate seats, giving... 
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                        Feb 9, 2025 How the party has lost ground to Republicans in adding new voters to their ranks. 
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                        Feb 5, 2025 It’s long past time for Congress to reassert itself. 
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                        Jan 22, 2025 The landscape has changed from eight years ago, but second-term overreach could swing things back in a hurry. 
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                        Jan 14, 2025 Early signs indicate the party isn’t feeling pressured to change course—again. 
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                        Jan 7, 2025 As the country turns the page on Joe Biden’s presidency and prepares for the second coming of Donald Trump, there is plenty to ponder about the year ahead in American politics,...