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Why Election Day won’t hold the answer to who will control the Senate for the...
By Steven Brill Scoping out the Senate Majority: It seems likely that which party controls the U.S. Senate for the next two years will not be decided on Election Day. I’m not only thinking about the...
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Elections were a wild party in the 1880s — that’s one reason why more people...
By Donald P. Green The United States has a low voter turnout by comparison to other Western democracies, and our turnout in midterm elections is especially abysmal, attracting roughly 40 percent of...
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Obama’s ‘crisis of competence’ drags down the Democrats
By Bill Schneider Once upon a time, a candidate ran for president on the issue of competence. “This election isn’t about ideology,” he told the 1988 Democratic National Convention. “It’s about...
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Whack-a-mole: A lesson in the unexpected consequences of ‘cleaning up’ politics
By Richard White I may be the one person who listens to the election news and thinks about Benjamin Harrison. You don’t remember him? President of the United States from 1888-1892? The scion of a...
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Political parties swap roles: Can social issues help Democrats?
By Bill Schneider The 2014 campaign marks a departure: It is the first campaign in 50 years in which Democrats are relying on social issues, while economic issues seem to be helping Republicans....
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A quick guide to the smartest midterm election analysis
By Allison Silver Early Election Night, there was a lot of parsing of the term “wave election.” It sure quacks like one. The Washington Post had no trouble declaring a GOP wave well before midnight...
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Every political landslide carries the seeds of its own destruction
By Bill Schneider You can’t govern the United States from Capitol Hill. Republicans learned that after they took over Congress in 1994. House Speaker Newt Gingrich claimed a mandate to enforce his...
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Why political gridlock works for the U.S. economy, but not for Japan or EU
By Anatole Kaletsky Is gridlocked government a betrayal of democracy? Or does it allow citizens to get on with their lives and businesses, unencumbered by meddlesome politicians? This key question...
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Republicans talk about inequality. But how serious are they?
By Bill Schneider President Barack Obama is laying down his marker Tuesday with his State of the Union Address. He told a closed-door meeting of Senate Democrats last week, “I’m not going to spend the...
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Welcome back to the bad old days of American politics – only worse
By Richard White Ben Holladay, Courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society; Charles Koch, REUTERS/Courtesy Koch Industries; Leland Stanford, Wikipedia/Courtesy of Bancroft Library, University of...
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Where has this Obama been hiding? Six takes on the State of the Union
By Allison Silver President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Reuters asked Opinion contributors to comment on...
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Israel’s dangerous new game playing out in Washington’s corridors of power
By Bill Schneider Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens as President Barack Obama (R) speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque...
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Vaccine politics: Blame science and win in Iowa
By Robert D. Johnston New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie at the One Nucleus life science company headquarters in Cambridge, England, February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall...
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Is Jeb Bush just another ‘big government’ liberal?
By Craig Shirley Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addresses the Detroit Economic Club about his “Reform Conservative Agenda” in Detroit, Michigan, February 4, 2015 REUTERS/Rebecca Cook You can say one...
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The war between Congress and the White House
By Bill Schneider House Speaker John Boehner watches as President Barack Obama hosts a bipartisan meeting of congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, January 13,...
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Why the 2016 Republican nominee is likely to be chosen by the blue states
By Bill Schneider Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addresses delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 30, 2012 REUTERS/Mike Segar President Richard M. Nixon once...
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Why Boehner’s invite to Netanyahu is unconstitutional
By Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman President Barack Obama (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque House Speaker John...
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The real problem for Republicans: Too much money
By Bill Schneider Left to right: Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz Republicans have a problem for 2016: Too much money. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush expects to raise $100 million by the...
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Why the 2016 GOP race may be all about taking down unions
By Thomas Geoghegan Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker holds a news conference at the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Darren Hauck Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is...
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If Obama really wants to close Guantanamo, here’s what he needs to do
By Daphne Eviatar President Barack Obama speaks before signing the executive order to close the military prison at Guantanamo, Cuba, in the Oval Office on his second official day at the White House in...
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