Republican Voters Are Helping Florida Put Abortion on the Ballot

In the waning hours of the administration, Trump ordered a host of documents, including the binder, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for mass declassification in a scheme to prove that the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation into his 2016 campaign ties was a Continue reading Republican Voters Are Helping Florida Put Abortion on the Ballot

Republicans Are Escalating Their Attacks on the Voters They Hate the Most

As The New Republic’s editor, Michael Tomasky, pointed out, the word “vermin” has a fairly noteworthy place in the history of political rhetoric. “To announce that the real enemy is domestic and then to speak of that enemy in subhuman Continue reading Republicans Are Escalating Their Attacks on the Voters They Hate the Most

Biden Can’t Save America From Trump if He Alienates Young Voters Over Gaza

But it’s not just young voters Biden has to contend with on this issue: 68 percent of all voters favor a cease-fire in Gaza, versus the 31 percent who support sending Israel weapons. And yet, Biden continues to refuse to Continue reading Biden Can’t Save America From Trump if He Alienates Young Voters Over Gaza

New Book: Tucker Carlson and Trump Plotted in 2020 to Spread “Dead Voters” Theory

In the waning months of 2020, Fox was in a bind. It had helped peddle Donald Trump’s election lies and built a hungry audience for the unfounded conspiracy. Ultimately, though, the news network needed to concede that Joe Biden had Continue reading New Book: Tucker Carlson and Trump Plotted in 2020 to Spread “Dead Voters” Theory

How on Earth Can Voters Think Trump Accomplished More Than Biden?

Climate-driven premium inflation is not likely to get better anytime soon. Of course, it’s self-inflicted, not only through our emission of carbon into the atmosphere but also, in the United States, through a ridiculous governance scheme that assigns insurance regulation Continue reading How on Earth Can Voters Think Trump Accomplished More Than Biden?

Ohio’s Republican Leaders Are Trying to Trick Voters on Abortion

On June 25 of last year, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, a federal judge lifted an injunction that had been blocking a 2019 Ohio law banning abortion as early as six weeks gestation—effectively making it next Continue reading Ohio’s Republican Leaders Are Trying to Trick Voters on Abortion

Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?

Even if one or both of these ballot measures were to succeed in November, it would not necessarily be a harbinger of Democratic success in 2024. Ohio, once considered a critical swing state in presidential contests, has trended ever rightward Continue reading Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?

Voters Keep Stomping the Anti-Abortion Movement at the Ballot Box

And the amendment’s text went even further to constrain Ohioans’ ability to amend the state constitution. Under the state’s current rules, a constitutional amendment has to gain a certain number of signatures from 44 Ohio counties. Issue 1 would have Continue reading Voters Keep Stomping the Anti-Abortion Movement at the Ballot Box

Sherrod Brown’s Likely Opponent Bashes Ohio Voters for… Voting

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is livid that his plan to overthrow local democracy was thwarted by democracy, and the Senate candidate has decided the best response is to insult his own constituents. Ohioans on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected an Continue reading Sherrod Brown’s Likely Opponent Bashes Ohio Voters for… Voting

Ohio Voters Reject Measure That Would Have Paved Way for Minority Rule

Madeline Cuomo regularly bashed her brother’s accusers, slut-shaming them and describing them as “despicable” and “unsophisticated.” Other choice words she used included “home wrecker,” “unauthentic,” and “bimbo photos.” The group followed her cues, often repeating her attacks word for word Continue reading Ohio Voters Reject Measure That Would Have Paved Way for Minority Rule