by Jackie Calmes Democrats have a messaging problem, as you’ve no doubt heard since their recent election losses. The problem hardly started with President Joe Biden. Weak […]
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An American (vice president) in Paris
When past presidents have seen their approval numbers take a dive, they went on foreign trips. Sometimes this works, but more often it doesn’t, because failure at […]
What happens when polarization takes over school boards, local government?
by Brian Klaas Why in the world would anyone enter public service in 2021? After all, the scenes have become familiar: Someone shaking with rage approaches the […]
Nov. 14 letters to the editor
New text campaign feeds conspiracies Warning! Do not be fooled by the doublespeak in Secretary of State Mac Warner’s announcement of his office’s new “See Something, Text […]
Democrats have to choose
by Steven Roberts Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has thwarted many liberal aspirations, told CNN: “We can’t go too far left. This is not […]
Pennsylvania leapt further right on Election Night
Voters in the Keystone State, as in Virginia, took Nov. 2’s election as an opportunity to rebut Democrats’ overreach. With mail-in ballots still pending, Republicans are poised […]
When politicians claim professors are the enemy, what are they attacking?
by Benjamin Carter Hett On Nov. 2, J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling “Hillbilly Elegy” and now candidate for the U.S. Senate from Ohio, gave a keynote […]
For Dems, ‘not Trump’ not enough
by Nolan Finley An off-year election isn’t a reliable weathervane to predict what’s going to happen in next year’s mid-terms — and certainly not for the 2024 […]
What the Virginia election outcome means for West Virginia
I keep wondering when the West Virginia Democratic Party is going to get some encouraging news, but the bad news just keeps coming. Democratic office holders switch […]
Va. delegate races could reflect national anti-Democratic mood
RICHMOND, Va. — Some of the many overlooked but critically important offices in the American political landscape are the ones held by state legislators and members of […]
