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early and often
Mar. 20, 2024
Ohio Is Trump Country: Bernie Moreno Wins Senate Primary Trump nudged a candidate into the winner’s circle once again in the GOP Senate primary — though Moreno will have a tough battle against Sherrod Brown.
early and often
Mar. 18, 2024
Nasty Ohio GOP Primary Could Hurt Party’s Odds of Flipping Senate A winnable race against Sherrod Brown has been complicated by rumors about the sex life of Trump’s candidate Bernie Moreno, which may help Matt Dolan.
vision 2020
Oct. 13, 2019
How Early Is Too Early to Think About a Veep? Speculation about a Warren–Gillum ticket may be premature, but it’s a good excuse to think about the factors influencing the choice of a running mate.
By Ed Kilgore
health care
Aug. 27, 2019
If Democrats Flip Senate, They Plan to Fix Obamacare, Not Pass Medicare for All If Democrats win the Senate and take on the filibuster, their health-care agenda will involve an Obamacare fix and some strengthening of Medicare.
By Ed Kilgore
White Working-Class Yoga Devotee Tim Ryan Joins Crowded 2020 Field Ryan’s unconventional and sometimes conservative record makes him a hard sell, but if Democrats get obsessed with the heartland, he’ll get a listen.
By Ed Kilgore
Heartland Progressive Sherrod Brown Won’t Run for President in 2020 He was invisible in the polls, but Brown was widely thought to have potential as a progressive who appealed to white working-class voters.
By Ed Kilgore
Obama’s Call for Bipartisanship Failed. Why Do 2020 Dems Think They’ll Succeed? Candidates like Bernie Sanders seem to think they’ll get Republicans to go along with their agenda, though Obama couldn’t. They’ll need a plan B.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats Should Trust Democracy and Resolve to Kill the Filibuster A lot of Democratic senators running for president won’t challenge the filibuster. That’s a problem for Democrats.
By Ed Kilgore
Sherrod Brown Has a Blueprint for America 2020 Is looking this rumpled a path to the presidency?
By Gabriel Debenedetti
Kamala Harris’s Decision, Sherrod Brown’s Haircut, and Other 2020 Tidbits Kamala Harris says she’ll decide if she’s running for president in the coming weeks, and she’s not the only potential candidate talking 2020.
By Adam K. Raymond
vision 2020
Nov. 26, 2018
By Adam K. Raymond
2020 elections
Nov. 16, 2018
Should Democrats Focus On the Heartland or the Sunbelt in 2020? The midterm results don’t really dictate either approach, but a 2020 candidate might.
By Ed Kilgore
There’s a New Electoral Map in Town Post-midterms, Democrats are looking over the new contours of the presidential map as they figure out where to take on Trump in 2020.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
2018 midterms
Nov. 7, 2018
Republicans Hold the Senate: All the Key Results Republicans increased their Senate majority by three net seats, with one race – which is leaning towards them – unresolved.
By Ed Kilgore
Most ‘Trump Ten’ Democratic Senators Doing Better Than Trump in Their States The president isn’t nearly as strong as he was in 2016 in many states where Democratic senators are running for reelection this year.
By Ed Kilgore
Favorites Win Nearly Everywhere on First Big Primary Night of 2018 With the exception of a GOP House member losing in North Carolina, upsets were few and far between in a four-state primary night.
By Ed Kilgore
Vulnerable Democratic Senators Mostly Above Water; a Wave Could Keep Them There Approval ratio numbers for senators show a predictable erosion of support for Democrats running in red states. But they’re hanging in there.
By Ed Kilgore
There’s a Long List of Dems Trump Should Fear in 2020. Biden Isn’t One of Them. The White House supposedly has no fear of any potential 2020 opponent other than Joe Biden. It needs to fear its president’s own limitations.
By Ed Kilgore
Things Are Looking Up for Democratic Senators in Trump Country Six Senate Democrats running for reelection in states easily carried by Trump last year are benefitting from strong popularity and GOP fecklessness.
By Ed Kilgore
Maybe Senate Democrats Aren’t in Such Bad Shape for 2018 With a horrific electoral landscape, it was thought Democrats would lose Senate seats even if they did well in the House. But things are looking up.
By Ed Kilgore
death and taxes
Dec. 7, 2010
This Is the President Obama Everyone Should Get Used To Why Obama’s compromise with the GOP on the Bush tax cuts should be no surprise.
By Dan Amira
Talk Box: Despite Obama, Both Parties Promising Not to Flinch on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits John McCain considers a two-year extension of all Bush tax cuts the Republicans’ “fallback position.”
By Dorsey Shaw
