2020 elections
With A Dem Back In The White House, Prepare For An Awakening Of The Austerity Alarmists
Will a President Joe Biden fall into the same budget scold traps that ensnared the last administration he served?
First Thoughts on the November Election
A lot of people, including me, were misled by opinion polls into thinking that Democrats would make out like bandits in this election the way they did in 2018. As the “blue wave” has receded, many Democrats have gone to the opposite extreme and pronounced that outside of getting rid of Trump, the election must be counted as a failure. My own view is that the Democrats did about as well as could be expected given the political divisions in the country. Read More
Without A Blue Senate, A Pres. Biden Would Have To Dramatically Adjust His Expectations
“President Biden's election would provide a welcome relief from the daily trauma,” one Senate veteran said, but achieving top policy goals would become infinitely more complicated.