Playing footsie with the Big Lie doesn’t motivate some parts of her natural coalition to turn out.
Monthly Archives: July 2022
A partial understanding of the Trump cult effect
The political space within the GOP for a course independent of Trump appears to be widening.
The Political Notebook 7.22.22
Ducey pitches industrial policy to subsidize computer chip manufacturers. Summer school is no substitute for a comprehensive, statewide plan to remedy Covid-related learning losses.
Slipping away from the snakepit of Middle East geopolitics
The good news about Biden’s trip? No significant accomplishments.
The Political Notebook 7.15.22
Voting initiative’s strategic vulnerability. Ignore meaningless victory and concession speeches. Bowers and the Trump temptation.
Somewhat better rules for the administrative state
Taken together, the high court’s decisions on Remain in Mexico and climate change constitute a modest step toward reinvigorating the constitutional authority of both the president and Congress.
The Political Notebook
Nasty and inane GOP guv debate. Robson’s 2020 election evasions. Will Democrats intervene to help Lake?
Why the voucher fight in Arizona will be different this time
No cap means that voucher supporters will mount a more vigorous yes campaign. But a couple of vulnerabilities in this voucher proposal will make winning a referendum election more difficult.