The 2020 midterm elections are almost upon us (November 8 is 23 days ago) and remarkably no one can be certain what the results will be. The significance however cannot be understated. If the Democrats hold control of the Senate, they will at least be able to continue to control judicial confirmations. If magically the Read More

We are getting close to the midterm elections (barely three weeks away) and perhaps it’s time to review the status. The current Senate is split 50/50 with VP Harris breaking the tie to give the Democrats control. The Republicans need a net gain of only one seat to gain control. If the Republicans have 51 Read More

It is often said that the midterm elections (especially 2 years into the first term of a President) are essentially a referendum on that president. When the country is dissatisfied with the incumbent or the direction of the country, they choose the opposition party to change course (or express their dissatisfaction). Thus in July when Read More

With just 11 weeks left until the 2022 midterms (and it being 8 weeks since I first posted my opinion on this topic The Five Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip (in 2022) – Left Coast View) here is an update on the five Senate Seats most likely to flip in 2022. Number One: Pennsylvania Read More

For years it seemed that most Americans accepted/believed that Roe was settled law in the United States and so when the topic came up Republicans were able to motivate their voters by focusing on the cases (like late term abortions) and their voters came out and voted based upon their opposition to abortion while Democratic Read More

As I have previously (and some would say frequently) said I believe that Donald Trump will announce that he is running for President in 2024 and Joe Biden will announce that he is not running. In my opinion it is only a question of when they will announce. In this post I will discuss who Read More

Conventional wisdom suggests that President Biden needs to wait until after the mid-term elections are over to announce that he is not running for re-election for fear of being perceived as a “lame duck”. I call BS. That is absolutely wrong. We have literally never been in a situation like this. Biden’s approval rating has Read More

You might recall that I have never been as pessimistic as many about the prospects for the upcoming midterm elections. Election Day (November 8) 2022 is now barely 15 weeks away. Back in January I wrote It may not be as bad as you fear for the Dems in the midterms – Left Coast View Read More

I heard someone say on TV that “in the end he won’t want to do the hard work of campaigning and will being defined as a loser if he doesn’t win”.  Interestingly, the person was speaking about Donald Trump (projecting that in the end Trump will not run for President in 2024) but to me Read More

An Agenda For 2024 It is time for the Democrats to give voters an honest and concrete reason to vote for them, instead of just campaigning on “look how bad the Republicans are”.  The implication is always that the Democrats have core beliefs but are afraid to say them out of fear they will be Read More