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The Democratic National Committee has successfully engineered the nomination of the ultimate establishment Democrat, former Vice President Joe Biden. Notwithstanding an early primary campaign in which Biden struggled to gain traction with voters, the establishment Democrats rallied behind the aging former VP. After the Sanders victory in Nevada, the DNC started worrying that Sanders would … Continue reading Bernie Voters Turn Green

When you look at all the 2020 projections, Connecticut is always viewed as a Safe Democratic state that has consistently voted for Democrats for almost 20 years. However, we believe that Connecticut may actually be a potential swing state. The first thing to realize is that Connecticut’s economy has been challenged for years, seeing among … Continue reading Could Trump win CT in 2020?

As we look to November, we should remember that in 2016 third party candidates played a pivotal role in the election. Indeed, it is likely that President Trump would have won more states had Libertarian Gary Johnson, a one-time Governor of New Mexico, not been running. Johnson won 3-4 % of the vote in many … Continue reading Third Party Impact on 2020

While the pandemic certainly injects an unpredictable element into politics, we thought that we would canvass the various projections for the 2020 Presidential race by many of the leading political prognosticators. Currently, most political models suggest that Joe Biden will defeat President Trump. Let’s take a look. We’ll start with University of Virginia Professor Larry … Continue reading Can Trump Surprise us Again?

It’s only been a few weeks since the severity of the coronavirus became clear to the nation. Now with most of the country practicing social distancing and millions out of work as the nation’s economy grinds to a halt, it’s difficult to know how the pandemic will play out over the next few weeks, much … Continue reading Coronavirus Impact on Politics

Earlier this week, we wrote about Biden’s lackluster media performances during the coronavirus pandemic. By now, there are countless videos on YouTube capturing Biden’s confused and disjointed media performances showing an aging candidate in decline trying to hang on to his moment as the Democratic front runner. This would be troubling enough for Democrats, but … Continue reading Will Biden be replaced?

It’s been a difficult few days for Democrats and supporters of Joe Biden. In the middle of a national crisis, the first pandemic to strike in nearly 100 years, the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden essentially disappeared for several days. President Trump has been holding daily press briefings on the coronavirus, tweeting regularly and dominating … Continue reading Democrats worry about Biden

The coronavirus is likely to overwhelm politics, sports, economic markets and about everything else for the next several weeks. All of the upcoming primaries have been delayed several months and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has retreated to Delaware where he continues to speak to reporters and plans on giving daily coronavirus updates starting on … Continue reading What markets are telling us about November

Joe Biden’s campaign to win the Democratic nomination continued to build momentum as he swept to victory over Bernie Sanders in Florida, Illinois and Arizona. Yet, Biden’s victory was overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the key political takeaways: First, the coronavirus is dominating media coverage, diminishing the attention paid to Biden (or Sanders). … Continue reading Coronavirus overshadows Biden

Tonight’s Democratic debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders took place in unusual circumstances, without an audience and amid a national emergency on coronavirus. The result was an odd debate between the two Democratic front runners which saw the Democratic candidates largely agree on most current issues while disagreeing vigorously on who has led the … Continue reading Biden wins debate by not losing, but does not help his November chances