Author: Max Thornberry

History in the making — slowly Good things come to those who wait. The country will be waiting all day, and probably then some, before it gets answers about the history-making 2024 presidential election. The campaign has taken on various forms over the last year. Democrats revolted against President Joe Biden and forced him off the…

It’s the economy, stupid For all the churn in the 2024 presidential election contest, one issue has remained at the top of voters’ minds. Most voters weren’t concerned President Joe Biden didn’t have a competitive primary opponent or that Vice President Kamala Harris slid into his seat at the top of the ticket when it…

High hopes Drugs and crime are top concerns for voters, and five states could wind up changing the conversation by legalizing their use. Some states are opting to ask voters to reconsider how marijuana is treated, while a single state is taking the legalization question further, possibly following in the footsteps of Colorado and Oregon…

All about that base (wage)  Four states are asking voters whether jobs flipping burgers, scooping ice cream, and pouring coffee will be more appealing if workers are paid more to do them. Besides the burning question of whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump is going to be the top elected official…

Abortion addendum  When the anti-abortion movement succeeded in overturning Roe v. Wade, it simultaneously achieved its 50-year goal and left the movement rudderless. Republicans immediately started to struggle with the political ramifications of the Supreme Court’s decision to send the authority to regulate abortion law back to the states.  Democrats and their abortion-rights compatriots ran…

Rinse and repeat President Joe Biden found great success in 2020 with the simple message that he was not Donald Trump. In a contest between the two men, one of them offered the country a chance to turn the page on a chaotic administration that was plagued with bombastic characters — led by the man…

Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) is a rare figure in Congress. Not because he’s a California Republican — though that does make him an outlier because only 12 of the 52 members in the Golden State’s House delegation. What makes Valadao an interesting character is that he has boldly and repeatedly distanced himself from former President Donald…

Senate shudders Republicans weren’t supposed to have to worry about watching a favorable map slip through their fingers again. They whiffed on taking the Senate back from Democrats two years ago, and while they managed to seize the House, their time in control there has not gone to plan.  Things aren’t looking as dire as…

In your district (attorney race) Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris and their respective parties have wildly diverging messages about the levels of crime plaguing, or not, the country.  Trump regularly paints the United States as a hellscape with big Democratic-run cities as pockmarks on the face of an otherwise big, beautiful…

In your backyard Whether it’s Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office next year, there are other races this November that will mean much more to most voters.  Republicans are all but ensured to win the Senate, meaning a Harris administration will struggle to push through her most…