How the vice president seems to have fixed one of Biden’s biggest vulnerabilities. by Christian Paz Among the signs that the 2024 presidential contest is reverting to a more “normal” election is a big shift [...]
Our second deep dive into polling and other data in the seven key swing states. By Monica Potts, Jennifer Vilcarino, and Mary Radcliffe, 538 The entire nation will vote on the next president of the [...]
By: Gloria Rebecca Gomez/ Stateline This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to [...]
In a wild election season, these 7 states — with disparate identities and spanning the nation — will decide our next president. By Kevin Hardy/Stateline Editor’s note: This five-day series explores voter priorities in Arizona, [...]
The vice president is attempting to chart a path away from identity politics. By Megan Messerly and Daniella Diaz, POLITICO Kamala Harris doesn’t talk often about her Black and South Asian American identity. She’s not [...]
By Eric McGhee PPIC is turning 30 this year, and a lot has changed in California’s party politics during the institute’s lifetime. In the decades before PPIC was founded, the state was known for weak […]
By Jonathan Weisman, NY Times As Democrats look to wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, their fight will fully begin with Tuesday’s primaries in California. And their immediate trouble is not […]
Almost 30 years ago Californians passed Proposition 187, a ballot measure that denied public benefits to undocumented immigrants. This year, a new state law took effect offering government-subsidized health insurance to the same population. by […]
by Sean Trende – RCP The early conventional wisdom appears to be that Sen. Ted Cruz is in solid shape for reelection in 2024. Cook’s Political Report rates the race as “Likely R,” as does […]
By Nathaniel Rakich Is Rep. Colin Allred the next Beto O’Rourke? Last week, Allred announced he was running for U.S. Senate in Texas against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand whom liberals love to […]
Republicans have historically used the suburbs to defend against the electoral threat of cities. Now the suburbs themselves are posing the threat. By Maggie Astor Republican gerrymandering efforts used to focus mainly on diluting the […]
by Alex Gonzalez Biden is gearing up his campaign in Nevada and Arizona to rally Latino voters, who, according to polls, are not displaying high levels of enthusiasm. Despite Republican claims since 2020, they haven’t […]
By Alex Gonzalez Consider the implications of mass deportations, the operation of militarized detention centers, Muslim bans, and the halt of admissions for Palestinians and other Muslim refugees who “don’t share our religion.” This, coupled […]
by Alex Gonzalez Last night, in the first Republican debate, nearly every GOP candidate, when asked, endorsed the idea of sending military troops to the southern border to combat the fentanyl issue. However, law enforcement […]