Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump's Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States?
Young Americans take pride in being socially progressive.
— Of the Democrats’ red state Senate targets, Alaska may be the most promising, and we are moving the race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— For the first time all cycle, Republicans now need to win more of our Toss-ups to hold the Senate than Democrats need to win in order to flip it.
— Other rating changes come in the Alaska and Oregon gubernatorial races, which both land in Leans Democratic from opposite directions, while South Carolina’s Senate election moves from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
In nearly every way, Americans have more material wealth, better health, better housing and more of just about everything than ever before. Not just the rich, but nearly everyone.
Latin America is turning right, and it's a vindication for President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Haven't we seen this movie before? Voters, weary of a Republican president whose foreign or domestic policies don't seem to be delivering as promised, seem on the verge of a massive rejection of his party.
— In November, 39 states will have at least one measure on the ballot for voters to consider, and many have multiple measures.
— The top issues this year will include elections and redistricting, along with taxes and transgender policy.
— Some issues that have been big in previous cycles will be relatively muted in November, notably abortion rights.
Legalized homicide is now the cause of one out of every 20 Canadian deaths.
I've always argued that the easiest way for families to gauge the health of the economy is to check the daily gas price. Drivers see the 50-foot-high signs in every community in America. They stare us right in the face.
From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it's possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging.
Schools are ending gifted and talented programs. They will no longer separate kids by ability.
It was 20 years ago that Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth" was published, and ... well, it turns out that the truth was inconvenient -- for Al and his band of apocalyptics.
How far will New York Gov. Kathy Hochul go to keep immigrant criminals in this country?
HOUSE: 211 at least Leans D, 203 at least Leans R, 21 Toss-ups. See ratings.
SENATE: 48 at least Leans D, 47 at least Leans R, 5 Toss-ups. See ratings.
GOVERNORS: 24 at least Leans D, 22 at least Leans R, 4 Toss-ups. See ratings.
— A persistently poor national environment for Republicans informs several rating changes this week toward Democrats.
— The highlights involve moving Michigan’s marquee Senate race to Leans Democratic and Iowa’s to Toss-up.
— Several Republican-held governorships, including in big states Florida, Ohio, and Texas, also become more vulnerable in our ratings, as do a few House races.
Baby boomers grew up in a different mental-health culture. Anxiety, depression, and emotional struggles certainly existed, but they weren’t routine topics of conversation. The prevailing advice was often some variation of “suck it up and keep moving.”
This election is a contest to see which party can do its best to lose. Looking forward from mid-September, President Donald Trump's Republicans seem to be well ahead at this. But the Resistance (or don't they call themselves that anymore?) Democrats are putting up a contest.
HOUSE: 210 at least Leans D, 203 at least Leans R, 22 Toss-ups. See ratings.
SENATE: 48 at least Leans R, 47 at least Leans D, 5 Toss-ups. See ratings.
GOVERNORS: 24 at least leaning to each party, 2 Toss-ups. See ratings.
— There’s been little improvement in the Republicans’ polling position as the end of summer looms, with Democrats hitting a new high for the cycle in generic ballot polling averages.
— Eight House rating changes in favor of Democrats push them a little closer to 218 in our ratings and the Republicans a little further away.
