Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...
GOP Doesn't Care If You Like Its Tax Plan. Here's Why
Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...
Someone Has to Give. Will it be Rest of U.S. or California?
Opinion By Joe Mathews America is terribly polarized. And it’s all on account of California. The trouble is not merely that California itself is such a politically polarized place. Or that California contributes to the many causes of polarization: partisan media, cultural atomization, large-scale political fundraising, technological change, economic anxiety,...
Someone Has to Give. Will it be Rest of U.S. or California?
Opinion By Joe Mathews America is terribly polarized. And it’s all on account of California. The trouble is not merely that California itself is such a politically polarized place. Or that California contributes to the many causes of polarization: partisan media, cultural atomization, large-scale political fundraising, technological change, economic anxiety,...
I'm the Same. It's Society That's Changed, Says Bredefeld
OPINION BY BILL MCEWEN People inside and outside of Fresno City Hall have been asking, "What's up with Garry Bredefeld?" There's speculation, too, that Bredefeld has his eyes on higher office. A challenge to Mayor Lee Brand in the 2020 election? A seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors?...
I'm the Same. It's Society That's Changed, Says Bredefeld
OPINION BY BILL MCEWEN People inside and outside of Fresno City Hall have been asking, "What's up with Garry Bredefeld?" There's speculation, too, that Bredefeld has his eyes on higher office. A challenge to Mayor Lee Brand in the 2020 election? A seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors?...