Bill Scher

No "Deplorables," "You Ain't Black," "Cling to Guns": Harris's Gaffe-Free Campaign

Plus, Project 2025’s attack on higher education … and how California State universities are a launchpad to the middle class, all in the October 15, 2024 newsletter.

Plus, why Trump is avoiding mainstream media, why Democrats should give the Green Party nominee the silent treatment, and the Week 7 Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 17, 2024 newsletter.

Plus, debunking the myth of noncitizen voters, and assessing whether multicultural democracy can survive in America — all in the October 22, 2024 newsletter.

We don’t know the rate at which Republicans and Democrats will defect, how independents will break, or how early voting patterns will change

Plus, three unknown data points about the presidential elections, why it’s constitutional for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and Week 8 of the Gender Gap Tracker — all in the October 24, 2024 newsletter.

Trump failed once to implement his mass deportation plans for illegal migrants and did more as president to curtail legal immigration. By contrast, with a cooperative Congress, Harris can quickly pass the bipartisan border security bill.

Almost every presidential election since 1980 has had a double-digit gender gap. What do the polls suggest about next week's?

The Republican nominee bet his campaign on an untested get-out-the-vote strategy with an inexperienced crew

The Republican nominee bet his campaign on an untested get-out-the-vote strategy with an inexperienced crew