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Aug 06 2020
Analysis
Republicans Could Hold the Senate Even If Trump Loses
Republican fears of an electoral disaster for the Senate GOP are well-founded. They could narrowly lose control of the upper chamber. They could suffer a Chernobyl-like meltdown.
But the conventional wisdom seems to have grown too bearish on the GOP odds of holding the Senate.
The defeat of the deeply unpopular Kris Kobach in Tuesday’s Kansas GOP Senate primary, along with fresh
National Review (News)Sep 29 2021
News
Biden Cancels Trip to Chicago amid Stalled Negotiations over Infrastructure
President Biden canceled a trip to Chicago planned for Wednesday, and will remain in Washington, D.C., amid stalled negotiations over Democrats’ infrastructure legislation, the White House said on Tuesday.
Biden “will now remain at the White House tomorrow to continue working on advancing” a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and additional $3.5 trillion spending plan, a White House
National Review (News)Nov 05 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden Projected as Next President by Major News Outlets; Trump Starts Legal Challenges
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UPDATED 11/7/20 at 7:00 p.m. ET: Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected the winner of the 2020 presidential election Saturday by multiple major news networks, as his vote tally reportedly passed President Donald Trump's in the key states of Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Original Article: As of
AllSides StaffNov 22 2020
Analysis
Biden is under pressure to forgive student debt. Here's why it's a racial issue.
President-elect Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to extend student loan debt relief or forgive thousands of indebted dollars for the millions of people who had their loan payments suspended throughout the pandemic.
With payments expected to resume in the new year, action on this front could help many who are out of work or facing financial hardship. Such relief could have a
NBC News DigitalNov 04 2019
News
There is no single “black vote.” There are many.
Black voters are getting a significant amount of attention these days.
In many ways, it’s a welcome development: After years of helping Democrats secure crucial election victories, black voters are being recognized as an influential voting bloc. This was perhaps most notable in 2008 and 2012, where their increased turnout helped deliver the White House to Barack Obama, the nation’s
VoxMay 05 2019
News
Nancy Pelosi Worries Donald Trump Won’t Give Up Power If He Loses Reelection In 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) worries that President Donald Trump won’t voluntarily cede his power if he loses the 2020 election by a slim margin, she told The New York Times. “We have to inoculate against that, we have to be prepared for that,” she told the Times last week. The best way to do that, she said, is for voters to hand Trump an overwhelming defeat. Describing her “
HuffPostMar 09 2017
News
Today’s Political Polarization Isn’t as Striking as We Think
Polarize” is a funny word. I hear it all the time, including from my own mouth. The country is polarized. The parties are polarized. President Trump is polarizing. I think that’s true, but I don’t think the word means what people think it means. First, let’s go to the dictionary. Merriam-Webster offers three definitions, the first two scientific and then this: “to break up into opposing
National Review (News)Nov 08 2012
News
Reeling conservatives face ‘recalibration’ at their core
Republicans found themselves facing agonizing day-after questions Wednesday that they admit are nearly impossible to answer while trying to hold together their diverse electoral coalition and ensure their survival as Americas conservative party. In the wake of Mitt Romneys narrow but decisive loss Tuesday to President Obama, top conservative strategists said the party will have to find leaders
Washington TimesOct 23 2012
News
2012: The battle for 7 states
The two presidential campaigns are sounding sharply different notes about how they can get to 270 electoral votes, but beneath the post-debate bravado from both sides there is a rough consensus about the shape of the race in its final two weeks.
PoliticoNov 25 2019
Analysis
Suburban Voters Have Fled The GOP, But These Bastions Will Be Key For Trump's 2020 Re-election
Ignore the approval polls. They’re mostly trash and it doesn’t negate the fact that President Donald Trump is on track to be re-elected. For those who aren’t brainwashed liberals, this shouldn’t come as a shock. We have a Democratic Party that is making 2020 a year about destroying hundreds of millions of private health insurance plans, giving illegal aliens health care, decriminalizing border
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