A mere four months ago, Democrats were giddy on their 2020 prospects. The President’s approval was dragged down by the partial government shutdown, Senate Republicans were divided on ending said shutdown and Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats were riding high … Continue reading Democrats Striking Out in Top Senate Races Dims Hope For 2020
One of my favorite political authors, Josh Kraushaar, recently wrote an article warning Republicans to be wary of Iowa. They already had ample reason to be. The state only has voted Republican twice since 1988 (GW Bush and Trump) and … Continue reading Until We See More Data, Republicans Looking Fine In Iowa
Dubuque County is the sort of county that has made Iowa and the majority of the Midwest lean blue. The county has not voted Republican since Dwight Eisenhower’s landslide 1956 reelection victory. Until now. Donald Trump carried the county by just … Continue reading The Obama/Trump Voters: Why They Mattered
Donald Trump rocked the political world on Tuesday with his stunning victory. The fact he lost the popular vote cannot overshadow the breadth and depth of his victory. He won states the GOP had not in a generation and in … Continue reading Trump Actually Did Expand The Electorate: Even As It Shrunk
At the start of the campaign some pundits and analysts predicted Donald Trump had the potential to reshape the political map. His appeal to blue collar workers but weakness among college grads could have put red states in jeopardy and … Continue reading Trump Is Shifting The Political Map
