Since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Democratic political fortunes have been strongly tied to youth turnout. According to the analysts at Catalist, the political data firm, in each of the last three presidential elections, among those under 30 years of age who voted for one of the two major party nominees, Democrats captured 62 percent of the vote. But Democrats didn’t win all of those presidential elections. According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), turnout among those voters dropped from 45 percent in 2012, when Barack...…Since Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Democratic political fortunes have been strongly tied to youth turnout. According to the analysts at Catalist, the political data firm, in each of the last three presidential elections, among those under 30 years of age who voted for one of the two major party nominees, Democrats captured 62 percent of the vote. But Democrats didn’t win all of those presidential elections. According to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), turnout among those voters dropped from 45 percent in 2012, when Barack...WW…

Only one debate Wednesday night was of any consequence. That debate was not in the Reagan library, but in an auto parts facility in Michigan, where Donald Trump delivered his pitch to striking United Auto Workers members, even though the vast majority of them were not in the room. The other Republican presidential candidates squabbled in their second debate. But the GOP primary increasingly resembles the Democratic one: a foregone conclusion in which the frontrunner leads his closest challenger by more than 40 points. In all likelihood, the general election campaign is already...…Only one debate Wednesday night was of any consequence. That debate was not in the Reagan library, but in an auto parts facility in Michigan, where Donald Trump delivered his pitch to striking United Auto Workers members, even though the vast majority of them were not in the room. The other Republican presidential candidates squabbled in their second debate. But the GOP primary increasingly resembles the Democratic one: a foregone conclusion in which the frontrunner leads his closest challenger by more than 40 points. In all likelihood, the general election campaign is already...WW…

Most Republicans in Congress—perhaps all of them—appear prepared to oppose President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill. Senator Mitt Romney, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the proposal a “clunker” that is “filled with bad policies and sloppy math.” The House Minority Whip’s office the bill “Pelosi’s Payoff to Progressives Act” and now even Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, his opposition. Politico that “Republicans are now gambling that there will be more backlash over schools staying closed, the Covid bill’s massive price tag and a...…Most Republicans in Congress—perhaps all of them—appear prepared to oppose President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill. Senator Mitt Romney, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, the proposal a “clunker” that is “filled with bad policies and sloppy math.” The House Minority Whip’s office the bill “Pelosi’s Payoff to Progressives Act” and now even Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, his opposition. Politico that “Republicans are now gambling that there will be more backlash over schools staying closed, the Covid bill’s massive price tag and a...WW…

A year-end guide to where the 2024 hopefuls stand, and what should we watch out for from them in 2021.POLITICO illustration/Getty Images, APWe pundits always ignore the cries of “TOO SOON!” when we start talking about the next presidential election. And for good reason: The prospective candidates are already looking ahead, and we should, too. It’s not hypothetical: They’re maneuvering for 2024 right now, and their jockeying will impact the direction of our two major parties and their ability to govern.Right now, as 2020 ends and 2021 begins, both major political parties are philosophically...…A year-end guide to where the 2024 hopefuls stand, and what should we watch out for from them in 2021.POLITICO illustration/Getty Images, APWe pundits always ignore the cries of “TOO SOON!” when we start talking about the next presidential election. And for good reason: The prospective candidates are already looking ahead, and we should, too. It’s not hypothetical: They’re maneuvering for 2024 right now, and their jockeying will impact the direction of our two major parties and their ability to govern.Right now, as 2020 ends and 2021 begins, both major political parties are philosophically...WW…