Tag: COVID-19
The Smallest Swing State is Also the Most Complicated
Nevada no longer clearly favors Democrats at the presidential level, but it is a shining example of how effort, issues, and relationships still matter.
Romneyland: Part IV — The Right Man at the Right Time
How would President Romney have handled the pandemic and the 2020 election?
An Omicron Retrospective: Democratic Trifectas and Statewide Mask Mandates
As of February 17, 2022, only a few remaining states still have mask mandates in any form. The Omicron variant is waning, the public is exhausted, and state governments were anxious to return to some semblance of normal post-pandemic life. ...
COVID-19 Deaths Weren’t Enough to Swing the 2020 Election — But They Might Be In 2024
COVID-19 has killed around 800,000 Americans. Joe Biden won the 2020 election by a margin of less than 45,000 votes in three states. There’s a morbid, tragic, and uncomfortable question that may linger in the back of your mind when ...
Politics Express: Biden’s First Eight Months
As the nascent Biden administration reaches a climax in late August, The Postrider team assembles to discuss the last eight months. Biden’s legislative success in the spring, his Cabinet picks, and the headwinds he’s faced this summer paint a picture of an ...