Political scientist Seth Masket’s new book explains how history and party mechanics made Donald Trump’s ascent inevitable. The party may never recover.

Veteran pollster Stefan Hankin points to several factors wrecking political polling’s reputation ahead of the midterm ...

The track record of presidents who hit the campaign trail in midterms years is poor, especially when their job approval is underwater.

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Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico have taken opposite approaches to fending off Republican attacks.

Four years ago, the Washington Monthly dove into the ample dumpster of dubious candidates seeking public office and selected the worst ten. Among these were Kari Lake, the GOP gubernatorial nominee in ...

Jim Kessler is Executive Vice President for Policy at Third Way. Over the next two years, aspiring presidential candidates and the Democratic Party will grapple with one central question: What is the ...

It was British financial journalist Hugo Dixon who brought the group together in early 2024, and the idea of using the frozen ...

Third Way offers a “new economic bargain” with the middle-class: “If you're busting your butt, you should be able to get ...

New data shows the GOP’s money advantage has narrowed because it relies too heavily on super PACs, which pay more for broadcast ads.

The massive outpouring I saw in Paris was animated by more than students’ legitimate concerns about deteriorating schools.