The midterms are over and we should not have been surprised at the outcome. Typically in this country in the first election after a new president takes office his party loses ground in the House and usually in the Senate. That happens because no matter how successful a new administration…

For new members in the House of Representatives, normally the real work year begins right after the November elections. Even though officially the term begins with being sworn in after the New Year, in real life it begins long before. …

Let us remember that the framers of the Constitution had a terrible fear of democracy as they understood it, one in which all male voters could participate in the decisions of government. They were determined to avoid that at all cost. They kept repeating that what they were creating was…

It is Wednesday afternoon January fourth and the House has just held its sixth vote to elect a new speaker. The results have been consistent. …

Tomorrow it begins! The Republicans, having won a slim majority in the House, are going to try to get down to business. Until now the newly elected members have probably devoted most of their time to getting their offices organized. They are given funding to organize their individual staffs. Many…

Before we begin to think about the Democratic Party’s challenges between now and the presidential election of 2024, it might be well to think about how politics has changed for both parties during the last six years. One change, of course, has been in the Republican Party. …

With the last elections from the 2022 midterms nearly completed, and Congress trapped in planning for the new year, it may be time to think a bit about the 2024 presidential election. After all, it is only two years away. Certainly the media will be turning to that election. The…

With many votes still being counted from the Nov. 8th midterm elections, many Democratic hearts are filled with joy and with relief. The widely anticipated “red wave” did not happen. Instead, although the votes across the country were surprisingly close, most of the feared acolytes of the Pied-Piper from Mar-a-Lago…

The 2022 midterm election is tomorrow. Let us think about what seems to be happening. The Republican Party including much of its leadership has gone off into the deep grass on the right side of the road, and still, many of their candidates seem to be doing well. The Democratic…