Stirewalt on Politics
Chris Stirewalt, a political news veteran, uses his decades of experience to provide context (and some humor) when explaining what happened this week in national politics.
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Tim Scott Gets a Leg Up From DeSantis’ Stumble
The senator from South Carolina benefited from excellent timing this week.
What About the Voters, After All?
A new analysis of the midterms explains why Democrats defied expectations.
Trump Raises the Rent on Republicans
He’s back in fighting form, and party members are rushing to clean up after him.
DeSantis Can’t Sell Trump Lite
Supporters of the former president care less about electability than vengeance.
Out of Sorts
Our political homogeneity makes primaries more important than general elections, and that creates problems.
A Lot of Hot Air
Everyone is reacting predictably to Trump’s indictment even before we know the actual charges.
Stirewaltisms: The Space Between ‘Back the Blue’ and ‘Defund the Police’
How Republicans botched the issue of police brutality, and Democrats have botched the issue of crime.
Stirewaltisms: The Problem of Policy in Politics
What happens when politicians decide that getting power to do the right things makes it necessary to say the wrong things.
Stirewaltisms: An Experiment in Negative Partisanship
If nothing else, the State of the Union highlighted how our awful politics got that way.