HeyJaredGood Politics/Bad Politics
A Plain Newsletter About Government and Elections in the US with Jonathan Bernstein, Julia Azari, and David S. Bernstein
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Voters Seem Annoyed (opens the original)
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I can’t get over the fact that the President offered $5,000 to every adult American, and adult Americans, according to polls, said “Ugh, would you please stop bothering me with your lame ideas?”We seem to have reached a point where the American people —the normal ones, the ones who aren’t hyper-aware of political developments — respond to Donald Trump and other Washington Republicans as you might respond to an annoying co-worker or roommate. You know the pattern: what begins as an occasional gri
What’s Gone Wrong For the GOP (opens the original)
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A two-part item today: I’m looking again at the state of the election, focused this time mainly on the Senate, and then shifting to some first thoughts about why things have gone so badly so far for Republicans.Someone last week posted the useful reminder that, at that point, a polling “miss” of three percentage points – if Republicans are actually doing that much better than the polls show – would mean that Democrats would have been projected to lose most of the GOP seats they were leading in,
The GOP Governing Collapse (opens the original)
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I’m writing disgusted today.I see in the New York Times that some Republican candidates are moving towards an “end it now” position on Trump’s War, apparently dismayed at the effects of the mostly-closed Hormuz on gas prices and much more.As the philosopher said….Well, duh.Good Politics/Bad Politics is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts an
Studying for the midterms (opens the original)
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There’s been a lot of bad news for Republicans. Several consecutive polls, from different sources, show Trump’s popularity in decline – underwater even on issues where he was once much stronger. YouGov shows a 14-point lead for Democrats in the generic ballot among likely voters. Susan Collins, in a tight race in Maine, was the <a href="https://www.
The Election Has Started (opens the original)
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A few quick hits; Dogs, Not Barking is an old favorite of mine about things that did not happen which, therefore, are news.Dogs, Not Barking (So Far) I: We’ve now passed a key Supreme Court day. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020; Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate on October 26. Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito, who did not resign when the Supreme Court yearly term ended in June, have also not resigned in time for the Senate to confirm replacements before Election Day.<div c
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