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Chin up: The Democrats just had a big voting rights win | Opinion

For most Democrats, last week was downright depressing. It started with President Biden’s impassioned plea to Senators to end the…

Jan 19, 2022

Chin up: The Democrats just had a big voting rights win | Opinion

Jan 19, 2022

Here are five critical things to watch on Election Night

Nervous as hell? Don’t think you can take election night? Girding yourself for weeks of counting torture?

Nov 3, 2020

Here are five critical things to watch on Election Night

Nov 3, 2020

Why Democrats need more than 270 Electoral College votes to avert a crisis

In the post-Labor Day sprint to the election, predictions of each side’s chances will be built on an assumption that’s so reasonable and…

Sep 14, 2020

Why Democrats need more than 270 Electoral College votes to avert a crisis

Sep 14, 2020

Here’s why audio of Trump saying he knew COVID-19 was a killer is much worse for him than calling…

Last week’s revelation that Donald Trump — a man who invented a medical condition to escape military service — had called Americans who…

Sep 10, 2020

Here’s why audio of Trump saying he knew COVID-19 was a killer is much worse for him than calling…

Sep 10, 2020

The Looming Threat to the Election Way Bigger than the Postal Service Meltdown

In the past week, Democrats’ fears about the Trump administration’s open assault on the United States Postal Service (USPS) have gone from…

Aug 19, 2020

The Looming Threat to the Election Way Bigger than the Postal Service Meltdown

Aug 19, 2020

Biden Won’t Win On Election Day

The two battles to unseat Trump and how Dems can do it

Jul 29, 2020

Biden Won’t Win On Election Day

Jul 29, 2020

Here’s why re-opening schools before next spring will be a disaster

We are sprinting toward a large-scale, real-time experiment on America’s health and safety.

Jul 15, 2020

Here’s why re-opening schools before next spring will be a disaster

Jul 15, 2020

Understanding Republicans’ 3 Choices for Impeachment Messaging

And which one they will ultimately choose

Nov 1, 2019

Understanding Republicans’ 3 Choices for Impeachment Messaging

Nov 1, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s Strategic Problem On Health Care

This three minute video analyzes why Elizabeth Warren has been tactically smart but is in strategic danger when it comes to her health…

Oct 25, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s Strategic Problem On Health Care

Oct 25, 2019

Health Care in the Driver’s Seat

Thinking About the Issue at the Fulcrum of American Politics

Oct 16, 2019

Health Care in the Driver’s Seat

Oct 16, 2019

Blue Linings Playbook — A More Perfect Union

How to Make the Best of a Giant Political Mistake

Sep 25, 2019

Blue Linings Playbook — A More Perfect Union

Sep 25, 2019

A Big, New, Moderate Idea from…Bernie?

Actually…Yes, and It’s Darn Smart

Sep 11, 2019

A Big, New, Moderate Idea from…Bernie?

Sep 11, 2019

How to Think About Polls In One Tweet — A More Perfect Union

There was a ton of wisdom about how to read polling these days from leading Democratic pollster John Anzalone yesterday, in a tweet about…

Aug 27, 2019

How to Think About Polls In One Tweet — A More Perfect Union

Aug 27, 2019

Do Democrats Have the 2020 Election in the Bag?

There was fevered discussion among Democratic obsessives this week over an article in Salon that seemingly contained a blockbuster: Dr…

Aug 23, 2019

Do Democrats Have the 2020 Election in the Bag?

Aug 23, 2019

Democrats: Your Nominee Doesn’t Matter

(AND WHY THAT’S ACTUALLY GOOD NEWS)

Jul 30, 2019

Democrats: Your Nominee Doesn’t Matter

Jul 30, 2019

The Moment of Truth for Progressives Has Come

(Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)

Jul 16, 2019

The Moment of Truth for Progressives Has Come

Jul 16, 2019

World War T

A Future History of the Trump Coup of 2020

Jul 1, 2019

World War T

Jul 1, 2019

Democrats Have a Plan B on Partisan Gerrymandering, and It’s Better Than You Think

Democrats have been despondent in the wake of yesterday’s 5–4 Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering. Rightly so: partisan…

Jun 28, 2019

Democrats Have a Plan B on Partisan Gerrymandering, and It’s Better Than You Think

Jun 28, 2019

The Rest is Commentary

The eyes of the political world are now turning to the Democratic upcoming presidential primary debates, the scythe in the Democrats’…

Jun 14, 2019

The Rest is Commentary

Jun 14, 2019

Good…Not Good

There’s a story about two old friends who run into each other on the street. The first one says “I’m in such a hurry…quickly, in a word…

May 24, 2019

Good…Not Good

May 24, 2019

Matthew Robison

Matthew Robison

Former Congressional staffer, campaign manager, and political consultant, writing about how can we move beyond today’s political mess

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