Year: 2016

Here in Pennsylvania, you cannot participate in the primaries unless you are registered as either a Democrat or Republican, and this provides an incentive for people to ‘join’ a party even if they’d really...

In light of Martin’s Trump-Cruz article today, following are my thoughts on the Republican convention. Unless Trump shows up with 1237 delegates, we’ll witness the first truly open floor fight in more than 40 years....

in the room. From all the various reports on this issue,  a few key points seem to have gotten lost. #1  It is unique.  No other presidential candidate has established a Victory Fund (PAC) before securing the...

Greg Sargent talked to Democratic pollster Geoff Garin about the two most likely Republican nominees. Garin, who works for Clinton’s Super PAC Priorities USA, had a lot to say about Cruz. “Cruz would be the most...

The Republican coalition is commonly thought of as a three-legged stool. One leg is made up of social conservatives who are animated by matters of human sexuality and reproduction, as well as (obviously) anything touching on...