Chris Stirewalt

Chris Stirewalt is a contributing editor of The Dispatch and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Read his weekly column here on Mondays and his politics newsletter, Stirewaltisms, on Fridays.

Chris Stirewalt

A Classless Society, Indeed 

America is taking an increasingly quick trip from authenticity to having no class.

Trump Goes Looking for the Union Label

The former president has planned a different kind of counterprogramming for the GOP debate.

Last Exit to Wheeling

The forgotten man.

Politics by the Numbers Is Not Enough 

Neither polls nor demography can really tell candidates or journalists what will end up working.

The General Election Mirage

Voters have not yet forced themselves to consider the choice that seems likely to await them next year.

Looking for New Voter Trends in the Old Dominion

Glenn Youngkin isn’t on the ballot, but the state’s midterms will be a referendum on his leadership.

Mike Pence Plants His Flag at the ‘Unbridgeable Divide’

His fight for the survival of the GOP.

The Election Nobody Asked For

Whistling past the nursing home.

Cledus the Country Pundit

The tragedy of Joe Biden's presidency.

Five Known Unknowns for 2024

We’ve got the outline for next year’s elections, but we’ll have to wait for the details.