On October 1 at 12:01 p.m., the U.S. federal government shut down, hours after the Senate failed to reach an agreement on the 12 appropriations bills for its upcoming fiscal year. In the days leading up to the standstill, tensions rose between the Republican and Democratic parties in Congress, neither of whom wanted to give […]
Tag: Republican Party
Newsom’s Early Path to Presidency
Gov. Gavin Newsom has been making headlines recently as he is seemingly in the early stages of a 2028 bid for president of the United States. As a California politician for over 30 years, he began his career with San Francisco’s Parking and Traffic Commission before then running, and winning, the race for mayor of […]
For someone who possibly had one of the easiest paths to the presidency set up for him, Ron DeSantis is doing all the things he needed to do right, wrong.
Traditional conservative voters wanted to be excited about Ron DeSantis. Independents and fed-up Democrats wanted him to be tolerable. His recent tack to the hard right is pushing these crucial voters away. With about half the country identifying as Independent voters, the path to victory for any major candidate in a general election must involve […]
The Democratic Party is Untenable
The United States stands at the precipice of so many crises that I cannot hope to list them all here. We seem intent to drive straight off the cliff of imminent climate catastrophe. Our healthcare and education systems balloon in costs, run by and for profit-seeking middlemen rather than the interests of the people that […]
Blue Generation: Gen Z and the Democratic Party
By a two-to-one margin, young voters (between the ages of 18 and 29) backed the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm elections. This significant split for the Democrats, coupled with the second-highest turnout among the 18-29 age bloc in a midterm election, played an essential role in avoiding an expected and historically-consistent wave of losses […]
Black History, Banned.
Toni Morrison’s first published novel The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a young Black girl living in the wake of the Great Depression who yearns for blue eyes and blonde hair, as she believes that her blackness makes her ugly. The story touches on an array of themes, including domestic violence, incest, rape, […]
Is Marjorie Taylor Greene the Future of the Republican Party?
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants you to know that she’s just like you. With a degree from the University of Georgia and a commercial construction business with her husband, Greene presents herself, in one sense, like any politician would: a small business owner in touch with the needs of her constituents. But that is where all […]
The Populist Wing of the GOP Is No Friend of the Middle Class
“The 9 most terrifying words in the English language,” Ronald Reagan once quipped, “are ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” In the three decades following President Reagan’s famous one-liner, this way of thinking — a stalwart commitment to free markets and free trade — has come to dominate the Republican Party. In […]
Floundering California Republicans Search for Answers in a Changing State
Since Washington’s presidency, American politics has functioned according to a two-party system. Although Democrats and Republicans wax and wane, compromise, shift positions, and trade viewpoints, the two parties have been among the longest-standing pillars of American political ideology. However, in California, this time may be coming to an end. California Republicans’ power has dwindled to […]
A Republican Boycott: the Silver Bullet for a Trumpist America?
In their recent Atlantic article, veteran editors and staunch independents Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes argue for a non-negotiable, straight ticket vote for the Democratic Party in an effort to reset the GOP from what they perceive to be the “Trumpism virus”; Trumpism defined as the right-leaning, norm-breaking, anti-establishment, nationalist movement that has emerged. Their […]