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Voters Prefer Divided Government

Nov 30, 2018 • 1 Comment

Looking back on the midterm elections, we should acknowledge a clear message from the electorate: voters asked Washington to “get back to normal” by restoring the divided government Americans have preferred for 50 years. Since...

Something for Both Sides to Celebrate

Nov 8, 2018 • 14 Comments

The mid-term elections provided a rare occasion for conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, to look at the same events and feel a shared sense of satisfaction and encouragement. Republicans feel good about expanding their...

Lessons from the Kavanaugh Climax

Oct 5, 2018 • 15 Comments

For three reasons, confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh has been a damaging disaster for Democrats. First, those Democrats have been indignant in defeat, and America hates sore losers. New talk of impeaching Kavanaugh, or continuing to smear...

Fighting Back Against Underage Drinking Should Unite Dems, GOP

Sep 26, 2018 • 10 Comments

The Kavanaugh confirmation fight conveyed one message that Democrats and Republicans should both embrace: America needs to make serious efforts to guard against the very real dangers of teenaged alcohol abuse. Judge Kavanaugh’s...

The Key to November: Voter Turnout

Jun 15, 2018 • 43 Comments

The key factor that will decide control of Congress in November’s election isn’t President Trump’s approval rating or the results of the Mueller investigation. It’s election day turnout, where results vary widely from year to...

Why Democrats Are Suddenly Unforgiving Moralists

Mar 22, 2018 • 9 Comments

An Economist/YouGov poll asks respondents if they’d back “a presidential candidate who has done immoral acts in private life.” Surprisingly, Democrats seemed less forgiving and flexible than Republicans: A full 48% of...

For Dems, Hunting is Worse than Abortion

Mar 22, 2018 • 15 Comments

A new poll by the Economist/YouGov organization shows glaring contradictions in the way Democrats define morality. On most moral issues, Democrats, take relaxed and tolerant attitudes, with big majorities saying they accept abortion,...

Conservatives Outnumber Liberals in 39 States

Mar 1, 2018 • 16 Comments

A new Gallup Poll offers encouragement and challenges for Republicans. In the national survey, Americans who describe themselves as “conservatives” still outnumber self-defined “liberals” by significant margins—35...

Gettysburg Lessons for Trump’s GOP

Feb 8, 2018 • 31 Comments

President Trump and his key Congressional allies are making a disastrous mistake in letting their Democratic opponents select the field of engagement for this year’s struggle for control of Capitol Hill. In so doing, they ignore the...

Rank-and-File More Moderate than Expected—In Both Parties

Sep 13, 2017 • 22 Comments

The Wall Street Journal conducted an August poll meant to show the two parties as hopelessly divided, but the actual results of the survey indicate that most people on both sides lean toward the cautious center. Despite the strident...