Todd Carney

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  • Nov 13, 2022
    As the saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. If that’s true, then it is insane to expect Arizona to...
  • Nov 3, 2022
    Over the last decade, Democrats built an enormous voting edge with women. Republicans have largely failed to cut into it. A few weeks ago, Florida Republican governor Ron DeSantis...
  • Oct 31, 2022
    In the age of cancel culture no one should get stomped out for what they say on a political issue, such as Russia-Ukraine. Additionally, Russia-Ukraine situation is high stakes...
  • Oct 19, 2022
    The Ukraine-Russia conflict has spurred debate on how to best resolve the crisis. One thing most people can agree on is that nuclear war could happen. In response, most would hope...
  • Oct 18, 2022
    Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Western elite have moralized about doing the right thing in the conflict. They have...
  • Oct 3, 2022
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to send a plane of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard sparked debate on a range of issues, including how the move would play out...
  • Sep 21, 2022
    While redistricting and voter ID get more attention in fights over election law, ballot access is often overlooked. Most people assume that the issue of ballot access concerns a...
  • Sep 20, 2022
    The polling industry has faced criticism for underestimating Republicans through several cycles. Pollster Nate Cohn recently wrote that the 2022 polls could do it again. These...
  • Sep 5, 2022
    Alaska’s special election results have received much attention due to the state’s use of ranked-choice voting. But another aspect of Alaska’s elections that...
  • Aug 26, 2022
    The United States continues to debate the implications of the 2020 election. The media has focused on Republican theories that Democrats stole the election, and that Democrats may...
  • Aug 22, 2022
    In late July, the Twitter hashtag “#boycotthulu” was trending. The boycott effort concerned how Hulu rejected abortion ads from Democrats. Ultimately, the streaming...
  • Aug 11, 2022
    The results of the Florida primaries, which will take place on August 23, will likely have a major impact on the midterms and on the political landscape.  Florida Republican...
  • Aug 4, 2022
    Early on during election night 2020, it appeared that Donald Trump might win reelection. This misimpression, of course, turned out to be a red mirage, as some election analysts...
  • Apr 28, 2022
    The single most predictive factor for midterm election results is a sitting president's approval rating. According to the RCP Average, President Biden's current approval rating has...
  • Mar 18, 2022
    This is the era of the "new" permanent campaign, says author and pollster Michael D. Cohen. The idea comes from a term coined by Jimmy Carter's pollster (and later Trump whisperer)...
  • Feb 22, 2022
    The United States is facing serious challenges. One of the most imposing comes from our deep political divisions. Doug Schoen and Carly Cooperman’s America: Unite or Die: How...
  • Feb 14, 2022
    Most Americans lack the time to look beyond what the national media are covering. David Pepper’s book Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines focuses on...
  • Jan 17, 2022
    Last week saw further headlines about Democrats advocating a partisan voting reform bill in Congress. But, by the end of the week, this latest attempt seemed doomed to fail in the...
  • Jan 5, 2022
    Over the last year, the debate over elections and voting rights has been poisoned by name-calling and conspiracy theories, distracting from the legitimate issues concerning...
  • Jan 3, 2022
    This past week was the last one before the US officially entered a midterm election year. Below are the latest updates. States In Alaska, the Lieutenant Governor is not running for...