Jon Husted Becomes The Unlikely Star Of A Viral Moment Jon Husted did not ask to go viral, but Trump handed him a moment anyway. At rallies in Ohio and Kentucky, the president described studying the senator’s backside, hands, shoulders and jawline while talking about his college football days. The remarks started after former NFL … Read more
Pete Ricketts Faces The Toughest Race Of His Career Pete Ricketts has won nearly every race he has run in Nebraska since 2006, but this one feels different. Republican groups have taken challenger Dan Osborn seriously enough to raise their spending, and the polls are tight. The Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP outside group … Read more
How To Vote In The US Midterms: The 17 Day Plan How to vote in the US midterms comes down to a few steps, and the calendar matters more than usual because rules change by state. Here is a plan you can finish this week. Trap 1: The Postmark Trap Here is the part most … Read more
Bernadette Greene-Placentia Chooses To Tell Her Story Bernadette Greene-Placentia spoke publicly this week in an interview with the Phoenix New Times, saying she was assaulted while doing a routine she followed all summer, fixing damaged campaign signs late at night. Election Day is 26 days away. Because this involves a reported sexual assault and an … Read more
Susan Collins Troy Jackson Debate Strategy Became Obvious Within Minutes The Susan Collins Troy Jackson Maine Senate debate made one thing clear almost immediately Tuesday night. Jackson’s entire strategy centered on a single name, repeated over and over throughout the hour long broadcast on WGME-TV. Jackson invoked President Trump by name at least 20 times … Read more
Trump In Grand Island Is About More Than One Campaign Stop Trump in Grand Island Monday night drew a packed crowd to the Nebraska State Fairgrounds, but the choice of location itself tells a more interesting story than the rally speech alone. Trump headlined the event at Fonner Park’s Pinnacle Bank Expo Center, supporting Gov. … Read more
House Republicans Majority Election Outlook Comes Down To A Surprisingly Small Number The House Republicans majority election outlook gets framed constantly as a battle over dozens of competitive seats nationwide. The more useful number for understanding this race is actually much smaller, and much more fragile, than that framing suggests. Republicans currently hold the House … Read more
Trump White House Economic Announcements Iowa Plan Hits A Familiar Wall Trump White House economic announcements Iowa officials celebrated on September 28 are already facing real scrutiny, and the timeline of exactly what happened next deserves more attention than the initial headlines received. Standing in the Oval Office alongside Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Rep. … Read more
Social Security Benefits Face A Real Deadline, But Not The One Most People Fear Social Security benefits are heading toward a genuine financial cliff, but new polling reveals most Americans fundamentally misunderstand what that cliff actually looks like. That gap in understanding may be part of why Washington hasn’t treated this as an urgent priority. … Read more
Trump Voter Approval Summer Polling Tells A More Complicated Story Than “Cruel Summer” Trump voter approval summer polling has been covered almost entirely through one lens this week, a rough stretch getting rougher. That framing captures part of the picture but misses two genuinely important details buried in the same data everyone is citing. Multiple … Read more