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"With Jim in it, it's a put-down hand for the Republicans." Adding insult to possible Republican injuries, Edina mayor Jim Hovland, a lifelong Republican, is running for the open seat in this increasingly Democratic district--but has switched his affiliation to Minnesota's Democrat-Farmer-...
Some of the contemporary differentiation comes from the bipartisan US political system, where the Democrats contest against the Republicans, although that is a liberal-conservative divide. (Credits: Image by Larisa from Pixabay) On the other hand, advocates of republicanism emphasize the importance of ...
So what happened to the Democratic Party in those intervening years? A couple of major factors stand out. First, the Democrats have bled working-class voters – once the party’s base. […] WTH is Ukraine Aid’s Best-Kept Secret? Most of The Money Stays in the U.S. John Ferrari ...
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Question 1: What happened? Donald Trump won the presidential race. Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate. And we don’t know the outcome in the House yet. Question 2: How did it happen? The early exit polls show Trump’s three strongest groups were white men (59%), Hispanic men...
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): Something we’ve written abo…
"There is a wide divide between Republicans who want spending cuts and Democrats who want to raise the debt ceiling, which (caused) a long, drawn-out fight over the budget and debt ceiling," says Lauren Goodwin, economist and director of portfolio strategy at New York Life Investments. Plu...
Jersey withdrew from RGGI when Republican Chris Christie was Governor and joined again when a Democrat took over. In Pennsylvania, Republicans, which control the legislature, have tried to prevent the state from joining RGGI (it joined in 2021), but can’t because of the Democratic G...
Meanwhile, Biden’s convincing victory in South Carolina in 2020 marked his first nominating contest win that year and sent him on a path to the Democratic nomination – and presidency. He got 48.6% of the vote, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who received 19.8%....