Prominent GOP pollster Frank Luntz is warning Republican lawmakers that the public’s views on climate change are shifting and that ignoring the issue could cost them important votes at the ballot box. In a memo circulated to Republican congressional offices on Wednesday, Luntz Global Partners warned that 58 percent of Americans, as well as 58 percent of GOP voters...
The Senate’s arcane rules have never been more popular. The Senate’s 44 standing rules, usually obscured by their more popular precedents or made irrelevant by routine waivers, are suddenly getting some love. The rules haven’t changed or made a sudden showy reappearance on C-SPAN. In fact, it’s the opposite. Conservatives are getting irritated with the Senate...
Majority advantage in Senate seats up for re-election, 1790 – 2018 – Conservative Partnership Institute Year Majority Seats Up Minority Seats Up MajorityAdvantage 2018 6 26 20 2008 12 23 11 1954 12 20 8 1898 11 19 8 1928 12 19 7 1982 13 19 6 1952 13 19 6 1972 14 19 5 2004 15 19 4 1896 13 17 4 1882 11 15 4 1934 14 17 3 1884 11 14 3 1846 8 11 3 1842 7 10 3 1836 7...