If you’re a member of Congress thinking about retiring, you might want to spend some time listening to Kenny Rogers. “You gotta know when to hold’em. Know when to fold’em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run,” sang the country music legend in his 1978 song, “The Gambler.” Last cycle, six GOP House […]
Most emails I receive are fundraising propaganda easily ignored, since they aren’t strong on accuracy or thoughtfulness. Instead, they merely seek to incite and anger — and to get people to open their checkbooks to stop the forces of evil. But the Monday email I received from the Progressive Majority Action Fund, which defines itself […]
Democrats have a better chance of winning control of the House next year than they did at any time in 2014. That’s true even though they now need to gain 30 seats, almost twice what they needed last year. No, I’m not suggesting Democrats will win the House in 2016. Far from it. Right now, […]
Events matter in politics and, for a change, they potentially seem to offer a bit of aid and comfort to President Barack Obama in his upcoming battle with the Republican-controlled Congress. After an impressive across-the-board victory that included a new Senate majority, gains to the party’s House majority and wins at the state legislative level, […]
Growing up, I wanted to be a professional baseball player, or maybe a sportscaster if that didn’t work out. I didn’t know that being a political analyst was a viable occupation, or even an occupation at all. In 1989, Stuart Rothenberg took over a small newsletter and built The Rothenberg Political Report into one of […]
I was surprised at the steps that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has taken toward entering the GOP presidential race. I expected family considerations and his aversion to a nasty and prolonged race for the nomination to keep him out of the contest. Certainly, he’d like to be president, and there are plenty of reasons […]