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.

So Far, Trump’s ‘Army’ Of Poll Watchers Looks More Like a Small Platoon
Despite appeals from the president and his son, few of his supporters have shown up to watch early voting. One explanation: The task is just too boring.