A Longtime Advantage Has Vanished for the Democrats

Henry Olsen
National Review

All the talk about candidates often obscures the simple fact that elections are mainly a battle between parties. Recent shifts in partisan voter identification suggest Republicans may be in a better position than they have been for years.

It may surprise readers to learn that the GOP has faced an often-significant disadvantage in baseline support despite frequently winning national elections. Democrats surged into the lead after the Depression and increased it throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Barry Goldwater’s landslide defeat in 1964 could have been predicted simply by looking at the Democrats’ 26-point lead in partisan ID.

For The Telegraph, Henry writes that Trump's election fraud messaging might give the advantage to Biden.

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For The Dispatch, Patrick T. Brown writes about a new Child Tax Credit deal being negotiated in Congress.

Carl R. Trueman writes for WORLD Opinions about Biden's embrace of radical pro-abortion rhetoric on the campaign trail.

Rachel N. Morrison writes for the Human Life Review about abortion laws before the Supreme Court.

And for the Federalist Society, Rachel and Eric Kniffin break down new HHS rules on conscience rights in healthcare.

Thursday, February 22, 2024, 10–11:30 am

Russell Senate Office Building
2 Constitution Avenue Northeast
Washington, DC 20002

University of Maryland economist Melissa Kearney has sparked wide-spread public debate about the decline of marriage and its impact on economic mobility, child well-being, and inequality. Her recent book, The Two-Parent Privilege, offers a data-driven review of marriage’s decline, and what that means for kids. On February 22, she will offer a policy-focused presentation on Capitol Hill, followed by a panel discussion with EPPC’s Patrick T. Brown, Alyssa Rosenberg of the Washington Post, and the Niskanen Center’s Joshua McCabe.

Please join us for a spirited conversation on what—if anything—public policy can do to bolster marriage in the 21st century.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 6–8 pm

Catholic Information Center
1501 K Street NW
Washington, DC xxxxxx United States

Join Francis X. Maier for the launch of his new book, True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church, with a response from George Weigel. This event will be offered both in-person and virtually through YouTube. Please register here.

For those attending in-person, True Confessions will be available for purchase in the CIC’s bookstore.

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