Newsom Well Ahead of Harris in 2028 California Polls

For the most part, 2028 presidential polls aren’t that meaningful. But for one once-and-possibly-future presidential candidate, signs of home state weakness could be significant, and I wrote about it at New York: There’s an old tradition in American politics whereby the last presidential nominee is referred to as the “Titular Leader” of the party, to be displaced, if at all, at the…Read More

Talarico Versus Hegseth on Christian Nationalism

Texas state legislator James Talarico got quite a bit of buzz for his semi-censored interview with Stephen Colbert, which went viral on YouTube. But as I noted at New York, the substance of what the Texan had to say about Christian Nationalism was significant too, particularly when compared to what’s being said at the Pentagon lately: At the annual National…Read More

Ossoff Running Hard on GOP Indifference to Health Care Crisis

The issue that Democrats last year thought might boost them this year has not gone away. One key Senate candidate understands, as I noted at New York: Enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies benefiting over 20 million Americans expired at the end of last year. It was such a big deal that the need to address it became the principal Democratic rationale for triggering…Read More