Jeff Bezos Zero Income Tax Idea Sounds Simple, The Numbers Aren’t The Jeff Bezos zero income tax idea has generated plenty of headlines since he first raised it on CNBC. Most coverage repeated his numbers without checking whether his own example actually supports his own argument. Bezos, the world’s fourth richest person with a net … Read more
Ed Markey Seth Moulton Primary Has Turned Into A Runaway The Ed Markey Seth Moulton primary looked genuinely competitive earlier this summer. That race no longer looks close at all, and the reason why deserves more attention than the topline number itself. A fresh YouGov survey of 445 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted August 5 … Read more
Sen. Mike Lee’s Busiest Day Got Buried Under One Headline Sen. Mike Lee made national news on August 7 for one reason, publicly refusing to let the Senate leave for August recess without a vote on the SAVE America Act. That single fight dominated every headline that day. What almost nobody reported is that Lee … Read more
Donald Trump State Level Polling Is Telling Several Different Stories At Once Donald Trump state level polling has become genuinely confusing to follow this August, and not because voters keep changing their minds every few days. The confusion comes from how differently pollsters go about measuring the same electorate. Recent national surveys illustrate the problem … Read more
James O’Keefe’s Latest Run Looks Different From His Past Stunts James O’Keefe has built a career on undercover video, but his current run across three states in under two weeks stands out even by his own standards. The pattern itself is the part getting overlooked. Minnesota, Michigan, and Alaska each got their own O’Keefe production … Read more
John Sarcone Disqualified Ruling Adds To A Growing Pattern John Sarcone disqualified as Acting U.S. Attorney is no longer just a single courtroom loss. It is now the third time in recent months that a federal appeals court has struck down this exact appointment strategy from the Trump Justice Department. Friday’s Second Circuit ruling means … Read more
Aisha Wahab’s Win Is Bigger Than One Special Election Aisha Wahab secured a historic victory Thursday, but the more interesting story sits just beneath the headline. Her win came against a late spending surge that most campaigns simply do not survive. She will represent California’s 14th Congressional District, covering parts of Alameda County on the … Read more
Eric Swalwell Assault Case Reaches The Federal Level The Eric Swalwell assault investigation moved into serious new territory this week. Federal agents intercepted the former congressman at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday and seized his phone and other devices under a search warrant. A day later, agents executed a separate warrant at his Washington, … Read more
Donald Trump State Approval Ratings Now Read Like An Electoral Map Donald Trump state approval ratings usually get covered as one flat national headline. That framing misses what actually matters heading into November, since the state by state breakdown tells a far more specific story. Seven key battlegrounds, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, … Read more
Trump Administration Reflecting Pool Case Was Built On A Shaky Timeline The Trump administration Reflecting Pool case has dominated headlines for weeks, mostly framed as a story about one man wrongly accused. That framing misses the far more interesting question sitting underneath it. Prosecutors ultimately admitted they could not attribute the widespread damage to vandalism, … Read more