Since the January 5th Georgia Senate run-offs closed out the 2020 election cycle, the landscape has been relatively quiet. After a pair of uneventful Louisiana House run-offs, Democrats fumbled an opportunity to expand their thin majority in the TX-6 special election. Now the eyes of the nation shift to Albuquerque, as we turn to the next contest on the calendar. On … [Read more...] about NM-1: Democrats Face A Must-Win Special Election
Yang Holds Onto Lead As Challengers Struggle in the New York Mayoral Race
By Nick Field If you’re one of the rare people that misses the chaos of the 2020 campaign, the 2021 Democratic primary for Mayor of New York has exactly what you need. It’s not just political junkies and NYC press outlets that are making this jump either, as Andrew Yang effortlessly switched from one stage to the next. Yang the Front-Runner The self-styled … [Read more...] about Yang Holds Onto Lead As Challengers Struggle in the New York Mayoral Race
Fellow Citizens: A Look Back at First State of the Union Addresses from Carter to Trump
Joe Biden will give his first State of the Union address tonight before a joint session of Congress. With COVID protocols still in effect, the socially-distanced event is sure to be a snapshot of our times. Besides just showcasing the new President’s top priorities, these speeches also reveal a great deal about our national mindset. In anticipation of Biden’s big … [Read more...] about Fellow Citizens: A Look Back at First State of the Union Addresses from Carter to Trump
More Drama, Less Clarity as 2022 PA Senate Race Heats Up
It’s been an eventful few months in the contest to replace Pennsylvania’s retiring junior Senator Pat Toomey. First off there’s Lt. Governor John Fetterman, who’s been subjected to the double-edged sword that is the front-runner experience. On the one hand, Fetterman brought in an impressive $3.9 million over the first three months of 2021. At the same time, he just can’t … [Read more...] about More Drama, Less Clarity as 2022 PA Senate Race Heats Up
It Took Biden 62 Days to Complete His Cabinet, How Does That Compare to His Predecessors?
With the Senate confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Monday, President Biden’s Cabinet became fully complete on the sixty-second day of his presidency. I was curious as to whether this was an unusually long process, or in line with Biden’s recent predecessors. To find out, I went back to the Carter Administration to see how this procedure has changed over the past … [Read more...] about It Took Biden 62 Days to Complete His Cabinet, How Does That Compare to His Predecessors?