Trump Is Doing Better In Michigan And Wisconsin Than Polls Suggest
A week-long trip through these Midwest battleground states talking with ordinary people convinced us the polls aren’t telling the full story.
Inside Our Rust Belt Road Trip: Get To Know 2020’s Swing-State Voters
John Daniel Davidson and Christopher Bedford discuss their recent reporting trip through the Rust Belt on The Federalist Radio Hour.
Once A Democratic Bastion, Minnesota Trends Red Heading Into 2020
When it comes to elections, swing states are always crucial, but in 2020, this blue state could be turning red for Trump.
President Trump Could Lose 5 Million Votes And Still Win In 2020
As Trump seeks reelection in 2020, his best bet is to pick up where he left off in 2016 and pay attention to the Electoral College.
Salena Zito Talks To The Voters Creating Trump’s Populist Coalition
In the new book, “The Great Revolt,” Salena Zito and Brad Todd dig into the changing American electorate and the minds of voters across 5 swing states.
Eagles’ Moment Of Redemption Has Philadelphia Flying High
Is this the dawning of a new Philadelphia? Of a city who sees itself as a winner? It is, of course, too early to say. But the city should celebrate regardless.
One Year Later, Coastal Elites Still Don’t Understand Why Voters Turned To Trump
A year ago this week I drove through Ohio and Pennsylvania talking to people about the election. It wasn’t hard to see why many of them wanted Trump.
The Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalos Are Hungering Not Just For Food But For Faith
‘Juggalos’ are fans of the white rap duo Insane Clown Posse. Their march on Washington has greater implications for religion and social class in America than many realize.
Dale Jr.’s Retirement Marks The End Of An Era, Loss Of A Bridge To NASCAR’s Past
This week, Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement from the sport his family helped define for two generations. That’s not the only thing that’s changing inside NASCAR.
Let’s Talk About What’s Happening To The Democratic Party
The mainstream media is obsessed with how Trump is changing the GOP. But the real transformation in American politics is happening in the Democratic Party.
Yes, It’s Better To Be Poor In The Mississippi Delta Than In Bangladesh
Nobel laureate Angus Deaton recognizes the plight of America’s poor, but he’s reluctant to say the poor are often the authors of their own misfortune.
The New Swing Voters Are Suburbanites And Populist, And Both Lean Right
In the next election the question is whether it will be easier for Trump to placate educated suburbanites or for Democrats to heal their estrangement from rural white voters.
Trump Can Bring Jobs To The Rust Belt By Relocating Federal Agencies
Keeping federal jobs in Washington concentrates wealth and increases government cost. If Trump wants to help the Midwest, he should change that.
5 Messages From Trump Country For Coastal Elites
It’s been disappointing to hear and read depictions of what life is supposedly like in the ‘Rust Belt’ and what kind of people purportedly live and work here.
How Donald Trump Won The Midwest
Turnout in rural and suburban areas across the Midwest propelled Trump to victory in states he wasn’t supposed to win. The key to his appeal was respect.
Trump Is Inspiring Rust Belt Democrats To ‘Cross Over’
In northeast Ohio, where cities are shrinking and communities are struggling, many lifelong Democrats are ‘crossing over’ to vote for Donald Trump.
In Ohio, Despair Breeds The Politics Of Ambivalence
In Akron, Ohio, residents grapple with a heroin epidemic, new industries that create too few jobs, and an election that no one wants to talk about.
Why Trump Won’t Win Pennsylvania
The 2016 election offered the Republican Party its best chance to win Pennsylvania since 1988. Instead, GOP voters chose the one candidate who might ensure it remains blue for another twenty years.
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