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After three days of public hearings, the Impeachment Inquiry is turning into a debacle for House Democrats. Having caved to Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s call to launch impeachment proceedings, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has now put the Democratic majority in the House in jeopardy. The signs that the impeachment inquiry is a flop are becoming clear: … Continue reading Impeachment Flop

Tonight we are watching another close gubernatorial election, this time in Louisiana. At this point, it seems a pretty good bet that the incumbent Democratic governor, John bel Edwards, is going to prevail over his Republican challenger Eddie Rispone by a slim margin, while for the Attorney General race, the Republican is winning by a … Continue reading The meaning of Louisiana and Kentucky

Another poll out of Iowa, this time the well respected Des Moines Register / CNN poll, confirms that Buttigieg has jumped to the front of the Iowa Democratic Presidential field. The DM/CNN Poll shows Buttigieg in front with 25%, followed by Warren (16%), Biden (15%) and Sanders (15%). Buttigieg’s surge has also been picked up … Continue reading Is Buttigieg Electable?

The past two days have witnessed extraordinary attempts to roll back Presidential power. Arguments made in both the Supreme Court case Department of Homeland Security, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, (also known as the DACA case) and today’s impeachment hearings represent significant breaks with historical understanding of Presidential authority. Let’s start … Continue reading Presidential Power

Monmouth University released a poll that shows South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as the new leader of the Democratic Iowa Caucus with 22%, Biden at 19%, Warren at 18% and Sanders rounding out the top four at 13%. While Buttigieg has been gradually rising in the polls, the Monmouth poll is the first to show … Continue reading Buttigieg Surges in Iowa

New Hampshire has a 2 year term for its Governor. Thus, every even year is a gubernatorial election. New Hampshire’s current Governor is Chris Sununu, a moderate 45 year old Republican and son of former Governor John Sununu. Sununu won a razor close election in 2016 with 49% of the vote to his Democrat challengers … Continue reading NH Governor Race 2020

As the President ramps up his re-election effort, Trump has decided to expand his base into new demographic groups. Perhaps the most visible effort is Trump’s attempt to win a larger share of black voters. Trump actually outperformed Romney among black voters in 2016, winning 8% of black voters. Recently, Trump has taken several steps … Continue reading Black Voices for Trump

With all the press tonight that former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering entering the Democratic race for Presidential, we decided to check the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s web site to see who has actually registered to run. New Hampshire requires that any candidate file between Wednesday October 30, 2019 and Friday November 15, 2020. … Continue reading Who has filed for NH Primary?

We highlight a few of the more interesting stories that emerged from yesterday’s off year elections. The main stream narrative focused on two key events: the Democratic victories in Virginia state elections and the Kentucky Governorship. Democrats should celebrate both of these milestones, but we think a few other stories are equally interesting. Let’s start … Continue reading National Observations

As we look more closely at the CT election results, we are struck by what a strong election day it was for Republicans across the state. There are a few exceptions, but by and large Republicans improved notably from their 2017 performance. Let’s start with Fairfield County. Formerly a swing district that often saw Republicans … Continue reading A very good day for CT Republicans