Opinion · 119th Congress
The voters’ voice: Gerrymandering and the state of democracy
“As a mapmaker, I can have more of an impact on an election than a campaign, than a candidate.
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Opinion · 119th Congress
There’s no sugarcoating inflation
In 2025, it was voter unhappiness with the Trump administration's efforts to bring down the cost of living that gave Democrats a winning night Nov. 4.
Opinion · 118th Congress
Is Joe Biden out of touch, or is he just cynical?
It makes one wonder if he realizes that exit polls showed that Democrats made up only 33 percent of the electorate in the 2022 election, the smallest percentage from 1972 forward.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Will Biden’s 2022 midterms be worse than Obama’s in 2010?
In its April 21-25 survey, Quinnipiac asked people to cite what they saw as the most urgent issue facing the country. Only 5 percent selected abortion.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Time for Biden to get out of the Build Back Better bubble
Voters, overall, said they didn’t believe the statement, 62 percent to 21 percent. If we were grading credibility, Biden and his Democratic colleagues on the Hill would be getting a big fail.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
In 2016, liberal Democrats were 18 percent of the country, and conservative Republicans were 21 percent (22 percent at the congressional level).
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s spring, the sap is rising — and Congress turns its thoughts to taxes
America is setting records with as many as 4 million vaccinations in a single day. And most important, Washington is beginning a lengthy debate over the proper level of taxation of corporations.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Biden beat the odds in South Carolina. His party and pundits can learn from his win
She won the state by about 4 million votes and lost the popular vote in the rest of the country by about 1.4 million.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Elizabeth Warren’s big bad idea: Taxing our way to prosperity
Thirty straight months of 9 percent or higher unemployment is quite a contrast with today’s 21 consecutive months of 4 percent or less unemployment.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Gleeful Democrats pulled off the perfect tax scam
Forty-three percent were unsure whether the tax cuts affected their federal tax bill, and 21 percent believed their taxes increased.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The capitalism vs. socialism debate: Bring it on
A majority of independents favored capitalism 56 percent to 13 percent, but over the past year, 4 percent moved toward socialism.
Opinion · 115th Congress
The Political Class Got 2016 Wrong. Could We See a Repeat?
By the Friday before the election, Nov. 4, that advantage had slipped to 2 points.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Why Voters Are Still Wary 10 Years After the Economic Collapse
In exit polls from the 2008 presidential election, 85 percent of voters said they were worried about the direction of the nation’s economy, with 50 percent “very worried.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Parsing Ohio’s 12th: Neither Party Should Rush to Conclusions Just Yet
We also know that in the remaining five counties, turnout was roughly 21 percent lower than 2014, which for a special election would normally still be considered a good turnout.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Midterm Environment Is Beginning to Take Shape, but Beware the Late Decider
And the trend in this year’s congressional election — a race once thought to be a shoo-in for Democrats — has been moving toward the GOP.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: If the Generic Ballot Is a Midterms Canary, It’s a Cagey One
Now, fast-forward to these same four polls, taken March 16-21. Three-and-a-half months later, the Democrats’ generic ballot lead has been cut almost in half, coming in at around 5 points.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Independents Can Help GOP Withstand Blue Wave
Context and perspective are crucial in analyzing election data.