The GOP proposal is good enough to give it a chance, and much better than a continued stalemate.
Category Archives: State and local
Reasonable, and unreasonable, state and local roles in immigration enforcement
If American politics were healthier, this wouldn’t be such a controversy.
The Hobbs political tightrope
How does she work with a GOP Legislature that won’t work with her?
Both proponents and opponents misrepresenting the Laken Riley Act
Democrats cease holding immigration enforcement hostage to legalization.
Democrats didn’t have that bad of an election
Given the adverse presidential playing field, Democrats won a lot of races, nationally and in Arizona, that they easily could have lost, and arguably should have.
Do bruising defeats mean the end of open primaries as a reform?
Looking at the electoral challenge a little differently.
A big GOP win, but not really a mandate
At both the national and state level, Republicans mostly won seats they should have already held.
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An endorsement of non-endorsements
There is a principled argument against newspapers endorsing candidates, although not the one made by Jeff Bezos.
The state of play in the presidential race
Harris has given Democrats a good chance of retaining the presidency. That didn’t seem possible three months ago.
What does it mean for the state if there is a GOP Legislature, or a Democratic one?
There’s a lot for swing voters to weigh this election, beyond which of the specific candidates put before them is the less offensive.