The latest data compiled by 538 shows that after the Ukraine scandal broke in late September, support for impeachment exceeded opposition for the first time and is now at about 48 to 44. The increase was mostly driven by Democrats — up 12 points — and independents — up 10 points, though still only at 44. Republican support for impeachment has essentially remained unchanged since last March, hovering around 11 percent.
Politico’s Morning Consult poll of nearly 2000 voters conducted November 22–24, after several weeks of very credible and damning testimony, shows support for impeachment is:
· Higher among women…
Trying to keep up with all of the competing theories of who are the swing voters and what they want has my head spinning and my heart palpitating erratically over the prospect of a Trump victory in 2020 because Democrats just can’t agree on the right answers.
Are persuadable voters women or men? Is the key to victory higher turnout or persuasion? Will big, bold proposals mobilize more young voters than it will turn off more moderate voters? No one knows.
Nate Cohn of the New York Times says, “The real missing piece of the Democratic coalition: less educated and…
With the Democratic primary in full sway, progressive politicians are stepping on each other with big, bold plans to address climate change, eliminate poverty, reduce health care costs, wipe out college debt and revive the struggling middle class. Appealing as these ideas are for all of us concerned about economic justice and restoring the middle class, they all depend on a tenuous narrative around the role of government to improve our lives.
For the last 40 years, conservatives have relentlessly told Americans that government is a barrier to freedom, a drain on our hard-earned dollars and a ravenous beast to…
On November 3 of next year, the people of America will cast their votes in the most important election of our lives. At no time in recent memory has the choice been starker. At no time, have the stakes been higher.
That’s because this choice cuts to the heart of who we are as a country, what we believe, and who we will be going forward.
One choice is to embrace the false myths of the right-wing politicians who have divided us, squandered our wealth, and left us all feeling less and less economically secure.
According to these right-wing myths…
I’m a proud lifelong Democrat who sees our party as the only hope for a divided and fearful America. I’m inspired by the field of candidates running for president: women and men of all ages, people of color, successful leaders at the federal, state and local level, and the first openly gay candidate to ever seek the nation’s highest office.
The emerging ideas in the Democratic primary today are attuned to the growing inequality in America today and the market and policy failures that have brought about such extreme wealth consolidation and palpable economic insecurity.
Whether it’s student debt, the…
By Peter Cunningham
There’s a big push from Democratic progressives to move ahead with impeaching President Trump. So far, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has resisted calls for impeachment and many of the 23 Democratic candidates for president are sorta’ with her, if only to avoid offending the most powerful person in the party even as they pay lip service to the hard left.
As AP reports, Biden, Sanders Buttigieg, Booker and Harris hint at supporting impeachment but “stop short.” Among the better-known candidates, Warren, O’Rourke and Castro are all for impeachment. …
Right-wing media works much like a relay race. One pundit runs the opening leg, another one grabs the baton and circles the track, a third takes it for yet another spin and the crowd cheers along until the false narrative gets traction. Eventually, we stop watching from exhaustion but the frame is set.
On May 20, economist Tyler Cowen wrote a piece in Bloomberg news declaring a new era of conservative populism citing recent elections in Australia and India, the continuing push for England to pull out of the European Union, and, of course Trump. …
America Together: A Needed Narrative for a Divided Country
In a country that is divided, angry, fearful and even hateful, what’s the antidote? The obvious answer is to bring us together around shared values. The question is, what are the values we share in America today.
Most political surveys look at issues. For example, a January surveyfrom the Pew Charitable Trust showed that the top policy issues, in order of preference, are: economy, health care, education, terrorism, social security and Medicare. …
America Together: A Needed Narrative for a Divided Country
In a country that is divided, angry, fearful and even hateful, what’s the antidote? The obvious answer is to bring us together around shared values. The question is, what are the values we share in America today.
Most political surveys look at issues. For example, a January surveyfrom the Pew Charitable Trust showed that the top policy issues, in order of preference, are: economy, health care, education, terrorism, social security and Medicare. …
Democrats Are Asking the Wrong Question
By Peter Cunningham
Some Democrats have apparently decided that the primary process should be decided by one fundamental question: who can beat Donald Trump? But, if that’s what the primary is all about, Democrats will miss a crucial opportunity to drive national debate on a much more important question and a surer path to the White House.
Instead of asking who can beat Trump, Democrats should be asking who can unite America around a vision of shared prosperity at a time of runaway income inequality. …
Peter Cunningham
Peter Cunningham is a Chicago-based communications consultant who has worked in government, education and politics.
