Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is all that is left of what was once the Republican establishment. Sure, there are still some GOP voters who agree with McConnell, and he has like-minded lieutenants serving in the GOP Senate leadership alongside…
Author: A.B. Stoddard, RealClearPolitics
Kevin McCarthy Is Already a Gift to Democrats
By the middle of next year, House Democrats fighting to regain the majority, Senate Democrats working to maintain their majority, President Biden or another Democrat running for president – and any Republican running for president – will all be runnin…
GOP’s George Santos Test
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is in line to become speaker just days from now, but faces such a fierce revolt that no one is certain he will end up with the job. Some Senate Republicans are so concerned about how chaotic the incoming House GOP …
Midterms No Mandate for Another Biden Run
Democrats face an inflection point, though they are trying not to face up to it. Surprising results in the November elections, producing a cloudy picture for both parties, have quieted a push to get President Biden to forgo a second term. But the liab…
How Abortion Blocked the Republican Wave
After the Election, Questions for Both Parties
No matter the outcome on Nov. 8, Republicans and Democrats will have challenges to wrestle with as the presidential race for 2024 begins in earnest. Riddle: The party that does the most soul-searching would likely be better positioned to win the White…
Will GOP Call for Calm and Peace on Election Day?
In the first election since Donald Trump convinced millions of Americans to believe a fabrication about his 2020 defeat, the nation is bracing for tension, confusion, and potential violence at the ballot box. Naturally, Trump is amping it up, repeatin…