I must admit that I breathed a small sigh of relief when I heard that GOP Senators chose John Thune to lead them. Thune defeated John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida. The latter was Trump’s pick. So […]
2024 elections
Democratic politicos on what their party needs right now
Politico has gathered the thoughts of ten “Democratic thinkers” to reflect on their party’s “pathway out of the wilderness.” They are Andrew Yang (2020 presidential candidate and math guy), Matthew Duss (former Bernie Sanders adviser), Sandra Peri (former Obama speechwriter), […]
I hope you are enjoying CURRENT’s election coverage
We at Current have been hard at work over the past month or so delivering an array of articles on the 2024 presidential election. In recent weeks we have published the following essays: John Fea, “The Sin of Sycophancy“ Miles […]
Dave Barry on how the 2024 election season is affecting his community
The humorist is part of a Washington Post forum that asked writers how the election is affecting their communities. Here is Barry’s answer: I don’t know if this is an accurate way to measure the enthusiasm surrounding the election, but: […]
Franklin & Marshall Poll: Harris leads Trump; Casey leads McCormick
Here is a taste: Vice President Harris leads Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, 46% to 43%. The main reasons that Harris voters are supporting her candidacy include anti-Trumpism (18%), women’s rights (17%), character (15%), partisanship (13%), and democracy (13%). The top […]
What are evangelicals saying about the Harris-Walz ticket?
This morning Kamala Harris announced her running mate. It is Minnesota governor Tim Walz. What are evangelicals saying? Michael Wear offers “guidance”: Sean Feucht has his “cringe meter” on: Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center: Demonic: David French will take […]
“What a mess”: Conservative intellectual Robert George responds to the GOP platform
Last night we noted that not all conservatives are happy with Donald Trump’s GOP platform. Get up to speed here. Conservative intellectual Robert George has weighed-in: Here is George’s full statement, as posted in Denny Burk’s tweet: Every four years […]
Democrats are divided on what to do about Biden
They also seemed divided in their own heads. Here is Ashley Parker at The Washington Post: The Monday after President Biden’s dismal debate, Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) — who helped deliver the Democratic nomination to Biden four years ago […]
Will the 2024 Republican Party platform ignore abortion?
Here is Heather Digby Parton at Salon: One of the more obvious signs that the Republican Party had devolved into a cult of personality came in 2020 when the party decided to abandon writing a platform in advance of the […]
Southern Baptists offer Trump advice on his VP pick
Politico reporters Adam Wren and Megan Messerly asked Southern Baptist messengers in Indianapolis who they think Trump should pick as his running mate. Here is a taste of their piece: “I think evangelicals will generally, by and large, vote for […]
Trump court evangelical Mark Burns advances to a runoff for the GOP nomination in South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District
Readers of this blog know pastor Mark Burns. In July 2016, he offered a prayer at the GOP National Convention. He asked God to defeat the “liberal democrats” and said that the Republican Party is the “conservative party under God.” […]
Anti-abortion advocates want to keep a federal ban on abortion in the GOP platform despite Trump’s views
Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, believes that the issue of abortion in a post-Roe v. Wade America should be decided by the states. In other words, he does not support a federal ban on abortion. But here’s […]
The GOP is a Trump cult. Just ask Bob Good
Lets talk about Bob Good, the congressman who represents Virginia’s 5th district: Good has a pretty impressive MAGA record. But that won’t get him very far in today’s GOP. Why? Because he would not bend the knee to Trump. Yes, […]
This is the guy running for governor of North Carolina
Here is David Graham at The Atlantic: A decade ago, Mark Robinson had a dead-end job and a nasty habit of posting anti-Semitic, homophobic, and sexist screeds on Facebook. Today he is North Carolina’s lieutenant governor. This November, he could […]
Kristi Noem auditions for the role of Trump’s VP
Did anyone watch Dana Bash’s interview with South Dakota governor Kristi Noem on CNN yesterday? Watch: If you want to be successful in Trumpian politics all you need to do is repeat, almost mechanically or robotically, Trump talking points. The […]
Newly elected New York congressman Tom Suozzi echoes RFK’s 1968 campaign
Yesterday I posted a piece on Tom Suozzi’s victory in the New York 3 special election to replace George Santos. During the campaign, Suozzi praised the recent Senate bipartisan border bill, calling it “the toughest and fairest set of reforms […]
Could we see a Manchin-Romney ticket in 2024?
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin may be launching a third-party bid for president in 2024 as the candidate of the bipartisan No Labels organization. And he also may be picking Mitt Romney as a running mate. Or maybe none of […]
Biden jokes about his age and memory
Remember this: And today Joe Biden offered this: I love it! It seems like this is the best way for Biden to address the “age” issue in the wake of the recent special counsel’s report on classified documents.
It’s time for Nikki Haley to go “full Liz Cheney” on Trump
I am watching Sara Longwell, the publisher of The Bulwark, on CNN right now. She is calling on Nikki Haley to “go down swinging” in South Carolina. She wants the former South Carolina governor to give Trump the “full Liz […]
“Americans do not just disagree with each other, they live in different realities”
According to writer Peter Baker, the 2024 general election matchup that “seems likely between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump is about fundamentally disparate visions of America.” This seems like the understatement of the year, but Baker’s New […]