Iowa showed how Trump has redefined conservatism Michael Tesler - January 17, 2024 Trump performed much better among “very conservative” caucus voters than he did in 2016.
Why Republicans have no incentive to stop denying the 2020 election John Sides - November 8, 2023 Election denial is even more prevalent in Congress than it was three years ago.
What Mary Peltola’s win in Alaska may mean for Indian country Elise Blasingame - September 12, 2022 Rep.-elect Peltola joins the U.S. House of Representatives this week and is on the ballot again in November
A third party could be successful. But probably not this one. Seth Masket - August 3, 2022 To win voters, a party has to stand for something. But what would the Forward Party do in office?
Liz Cheney is extremely conservative. That won’t win over conservatives. Yphtach Lelkes, Mark Pickup, Erik Kimbrough, and Eric Groenendyk - August 2, 2022 Donald Trump could change the meaning of ‘conservative’ because, our research finds, ideological labels are group identities as much as reasoned political beliefs
Why is the Jan. 6 committee holding televised hearings? Sarah Binder - June 13, 2022 The committee wants to get Americans off the sidelines and into the fight to hold Trump accountable for the unprecedented attack on the Capitol
The RNC called the Jan. 6 events ‘legitimate political discourse.’ What? Mary F. (Molly) Scudder - February 28, 2022 Democracy can accommodate disruptive protests — but not coercive attacks.
How to decode the party politics that led to Rep. Gosar’s censure Michele Swers - November 22, 2021 Mostly Democrats voted to censure him for tweeting an animated video of an attack on Ocasio-Cortez. Republicans promise payback.
Why aren’t there more Republican women in Congress? Laurel Elder - August 18, 2021 Congress has far more Democratic than Republican women. That’s not likely to change.
Pelosi just rejected two Republicans for the Jan. 6 investigation. Here are three takeaways. Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - July 23, 2021 Yes, the speaker can do that.
4 reasons the GOP wouldn’t vote for a Jan. 6 commission Sarah Binder - May 27, 2021 It wasn’t the first filibuster of the year, and it won’t be the last
House Republicans kept a woman in their third-highest post. What stops GOP women from climbing higher? Catherine Wineinger - May 19, 2021 Let us count the obstacles that keep women from rising in the party hierarchy
If the GOP’s civil war keeps up, voters are likely to flee Katherine Clayton - May 16, 2021 But they’re more likely to shift toward the Democrats than to a third party
Why Liz Cheney didn’t survive the second effort to oust her from leadership Matthew N. Green - May 12, 2021 As Cheney grows more defiant, the GOP congressional caucus moves closer to Trump.
Why the GOP can’t quit Trump Rachel M. Blum and Christopher Parker - March 1, 2021 Here’s what we learned when we surveyed MAGA supporters
Republican women are becoming key party messengers. Here’s how it happened. Catherine Wineinger - February 15, 2021 Just ask Reps. Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, now standing for the GOP’s two opposing poles
Rubio attacked Romney’s child allowance proposal as ‘welfare.’ Why are conservatives fighting over family support? Joshua McCabe and Elizabeth Popp Berman - February 9, 2021 Pandemic’s economic impact may have changed politics of helping poor
Why Republicans haven’t abandoned Trumpism Pippa Norris - February 8, 2021 Parties can and do change. But these four barriers stand between the Republican Party and moderation.
How Liz Cheney survived the attempt to oust her from House leadership Matthew N. Green - February 5, 2021 The vote on Cheney was a big moment in the GOP’s battle over whether to be the Party of Trump
These 3 graphs explain why more House Republicans did not support impeachment Michael Tesler - January 13, 2021 Popularity of Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell has nosedived among Republicans since they certified Joe Biden’s victory
Three key factors that drive far-right political violence — and two that don’t Stephen C. Nemeth and Holley E. Hansen - January 8, 2021 Rhetoric like Donald Trump’s is often a main driver.
If you think real men don’t wear masks, you’re more likely to get coronavirus Tyler Reny - July 15, 2020 New research finds that the most sexist individuals are up to 25 percentage points more likely to report getting the virus
Why didn’t more congressional Republicans condemn Trump’s racist tweets about the ‘Squad’? This graph explains. Jan Zilinsky - July 19, 2019 Look at the kind of district each represents, and their responses make more sense.
Here’s how Trump talks like a mob boss Henry Farrell - February 27, 2019 Mafia members never speak plainly if they can avoid it
Yes, Congress could shut the government down tomorrow. It probably won’t. Molly Reynolds - January 18, 2018 Back in December 2017, Sarah Binder, John Sides and I
Republicans used to fear Russians. Here’s what they think now. Dina Smeltz - February 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52537" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls,
Cheney vs. Cheney – via Zuckerberg? Joshua Tucker - November 19, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3224" align="aligncenter" width="492" special=""] Public Facebook post by Mary
Liz Cheney's view of gay marriage makes her a normal Republican John Sides - November 19, 2013 [caption id="attachment_3191" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (Cliff Owen/AP)[/caption] Amidst the Cheney