Category: Politics

Earlier this month, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Along with former South Carolina Governor and Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump, he’s probably one of ...

Besides a former president, no other name dominates the 2024 GOP primary chatter more than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. But his candidacy (and chance of being president) is incredibly inflated -- here's why.

Another presidential cycle is looming. As always, a tiny portion of voters in a select few states will decide the president, and these “swing states” will dominate the candidates’ attention, and therefore national attention as well.  The idea that only ...

Let's get the controversial stuff out up front: members of Congress are not paid enough, they work far more than headlines indicate, their work/life balance is brutal, and they probably work harder and longer than you do.

An accurate -- if misunderstood -- critique of Congress is that the House floor and committee meetings are largely empty when business is being conducted.

We recently ran an opinion piece by Robert Palmer arguing that the rules changes in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress, which came about due to a change in party control and a tumultuous speaker election, would help ...

As created by our Founding Fathers, America is a republic with laws made by elected representatives of the people and held accountable by the people. It has never been – nor will it ever be – considered an efficient form ...

Nikki Haley enters the race and Lars, Michael, and Chris hop back in to check on their primary draft! Check out the lineup and trades here and listen to the discussion happen live in our latest Politics Express episode. Politics Express on Spotify ...

State of the Union addresses in the modern era are – at best – relatively innocuous exercises in American political ritual that occasionally generate memeable moments. At worst, they are useless fulfilments of a “from time to time” constitutional requirement ...

One of the best things that the Republican trifecta in 2017 did was buried in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Some Democrats are trying to reverse it, despite the fact it is a clear tax cut for the wealthy.

President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff Ron Klain announced that he’ll be departing from the position in the near future. Just over two years into Biden’s first term, this is by far the largest shakeup of what’s been a remarkably ...

If you didn’t watch C-SPAN this week, you missed out. The speaker of the House election turned into some of the most thrilling television on cable news in years. After 15 rounds of voting – the most since before the ...

The Kentucky governors race may be the most competitive this cycle, but there are a handful of big mayoral elections, two more governors, four state legislatures, and one key state supreme court election this year as well.

The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are here to recap 2022 in our first episode of the new year — who were the most improved, weirdest, and most embarassing figures in 2022, and what moments stand ...

The presidential primary process is in desperate need of reform. Here is our proposal to balance the strengths of the modern system with fairness to all states and regions with a splash of theatrics.

Our Senate forecast outperformed FiveThirtyEight and The Economist -- but we can always do better!

You’ve heard the news – the death of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus is upon us! Well, maybe. There’s at least some movement, as it looks like the Democratic Party is moving towards replacing Iowa with a more representative state like ...

Barring any shocking developments, deaths, or party-switches, Republicans will hold 222 seats in the House of Representatives when the 118th Congress convenes in January. A caucus of 222 is notable for two reasons: first, it gives Republicans only four members ...

After the 2022 midterms and our first Republican candidate jumping into the field, Lars, Michael, and Chris hop on to make some big moves in our 2024 Republican Primary rosters! Check out the lineup and the trades here, and listen ...

With high inflation, elevated gas prices, and a Democratic president whose popularity is underwater, most observers went into election night expecting a red wave that would not only gum up President Joe Biden’s policy agenda, but also set the stage ...

We’ll have lots to say in the weeks to come about the incredibly strange midterm that continues to unfold. But with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto’s successful reelection in Nevada, we can confidently say that control of the Senate will remain ...

Join us on Election Night, Tuesday, November 8 starting at 7:30 PM until we just can’t go any longer! Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito will be talking through election results as they come in over on Twitter ...