Author: Daniel snow

This Is the New York Times. We don’t do hot takes here. Yeah it was a huge week for the Democrats. The party scored major victories in high profile elections in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, California. Voters were fired up. Turnout was high. Even political junkies obsessively following these races, myself included, were surprised by the severity of the spanking that Republicans took. So I want to get this party started by talking about what all of this means for Democratic Party, for the Republican Party, and where American politics are headed next. So, Jamelle and David, I want…

new video loaded: Why Is Trump So Afraid of American Voters?transcriptBacktranscriptWhy Is Trump So Afraid of American Voters?President Trump raged after Democrats won multiple elections this week. And now he’s calling on lawmakers to take action: To do more gerrymandering, to outlaw mail-in ballots and to make voter ID laws more strict. Why is Trump so afraid of American voters? He’s afraid of losing his majority in the midterm elections, argues Times Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury.A lot happened this week. “Democrats dominating the first major election.” “Nancy Pelosi will retire.” “A surge in air traffic controller callouts.” Here’s one thing…

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