RNS) — ‘I find we’re a better church because we have Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, in Sunday school together, in worship together, serving Communion to each other. … I think that’s what we need in Washington, DC,’ Hamilton said…Read MoreContinue Reading
Did the working class win the 2026 midterms? That depends on whether you’re talking about candidates or voters. Working-class candidates did very well. Duke sociologist Nicholas Carnes and Vanderbilt political scientist Noam Lupu count seven midterm general election candidates for Congress who held working-class jobs immediately prior to entering politics.Continue Reading
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Some days, I do not know why I read the paper, and I want to shake my head at it and give up reading about politics altogether. Sunday might have been one of those days for me after Election Day. Now, to be honest, after last Tuesday’s election, the blueContinue Reading
Politics You can’t transform a nation’s demographics without upending its politics. The Republican Party got smacked in the midterm elections because of voter frustration over the Iran War and its economic consequences, as even many Republicans, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have acknowledged. But the scale of the Democrats’ sweepingContinue Reading
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From Texas to Kansas, Democratic candidates drew on their religious values, securing wins and signaling a shift in the relationship between faith and politics…Read MoreContinue Reading
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In the waning days of the midterm election, the Democratic Party of Bexar County, Texas, released an intriguing ad that interspersed contemporaneous news clips with archival footage of a 1990 speech given by Ann Richards, the last Democrat to serve as the governor of the Lone Star State, and itsContinue Reading
A congressional candidate in Texas with “Nazi-ish” politics. A congressional candidate in Arizona who “stole valor” and then blamed his grandchildren. A demon-hunting gubernatorial candidate in Colorado who refuses to say precisely how many people he’s killed, and the congressional candidate dubbed the “goth groypette” rallying beside him. Another congressionalContinue Reading
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