Welcome to another episode of the Confidence Interval, where we make a persuasive case for the take … and then reveal how confident we really feel about the idea. Here, Here, Here, elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich argues that ” if… Continue Reading
Six weeks ago, when Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race, it seemed like the Democratic Party’s left wing suffered a major and potentially long-lasting defeat. Not only had Sanders lost, but former Vice President Joe Biden had… Continue Reading
A pandemic is an expensive thing to defend. The COVID-19 the crisis has already prompted a huge drop in state tax dollars, and seems likely to – cost states hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue over the next… Continue Reading
On May 12, the REPUBLICANS won two special congressional elections handily: Republican Mike Garcia defeated Democratic Assemblywoman, Christy Smith By 55 percent to 45 percent in the California’s 25th District) and Republican state Sen. Tom Tiffany, beat his Democratic opponent,… Continue Reading
Welcome to Genesis Brand’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): The 2018 midterm elections were what we called “a blue wave.” Democrats picked up 40 seats in the House, making it… Continue Reading