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Dec 9, 2025
Editor’s note: We covered this topic before the election as it related to Kamala Harris’s campaign for president.
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Dec 2, 2025
Still, some challenges remain if the party hopes to fully capitalize on voters’ discontent with Trump.
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Nov 25, 2025
Nearly a year into Trump’s second term, American politics and life have seen dramatic changes—or have they?
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Nov 19, 2025
Two new surveys break down what Americans are looking for in prospective candidates.
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Nov 11, 2025
A deep dive into election results in New Jersey, Virginia, and elsewhere.
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Nov 4, 2025
Breaking down what I’ll be watching for in these contests and a couple of others.
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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,...
Dec 9, 2025Editor’s note: We covered this topic before the election as it related to Kamala Harris’s campaign for president.
Dec 2, 2025Still, some challenges remain if the party hopes to fully capitalize on voters’ discontent with Trump.
Nov 25, 2025Nearly a year into Trump’s second term, American politics and life have seen dramatic changes—or have they?
Nov 19, 2025Two new surveys break down what Americans are looking for in prospective candidates.
Nov 11, 2025A deep dive into election results in New Jersey, Virginia, and elsewhere.
Nov 4, 2025Breaking down what I’ll be watching for in these contests and a couple of others.
Oct 29, 2025Examining the current polling picture and big issues at play in each state.
Oct 21, 2025Over 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.
Oct 14, 2025With 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...
Sep 23, 2025What the country's leaders—past and present—can teach us in this moment.
Sep 9, 2025The first in a series of posts examining how the American public views various public policies and sociocultural issues.
Aug 19, 2025Perhaps one of the worst-kept secrets in politics is that Gavin Newsom wants to be president.
Aug 12, 2025One of the key reasons Donald Trump won a second term was the significant inroads he made with Hispanic voters.
Aug 9, 2025Over 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...
Jul 15, 2025And how Democrats lost core parts of their coalition.
Jun 24, 2025Amid 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.
Jun 17, 2025In an increasingly unstable time, voters are looking for strong leadership and security.
May 27, 2025Recent signs suggest they’re struggling to find the right answers.
May 13, 2025It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s political fortunes have taken a dip.
Apr 9, 2025As 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...
Apr 5, 2025For 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.
Mar 18, 2025Since the Democrats’ loss last November, the party and its allies have spent months in heated debates about their future.
Mar 11, 2025Part two in a series examining at how the party got derailed on key issues.
Mar 4, 2025Encouraging developments from the wilderness.
Feb 25, 2025There will be opportunities for them to both push back and place themselves on the right side of public opinion.
Feb 18, 2025In 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...
Feb 9, 2025How the party has lost ground to Republicans in adding new voters to their ranks.
Feb 5, 2025It’s long past time for Congress to reassert itself.
Jan 22, 2025The landscape has changed from eight years ago, but second-term overreach could swing things back in a hurry.
Jan 14, 2025Early signs indicate the party isn’t feeling pressured to change course—again.
Jan 7, 2025As 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,...