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Their defections — which started in the spring and have continued this summer — are disproportionately responsible for DeSantis’ overall decline.

A “rippin’ good” inflation report could be a turning point in how the party sells its agenda to voters.

Hispanics new to voting are trending more Republican, a good sign for all the 2024 GOP presidential candidates, even those not named Donald Trump.

For decades, the politics around abortion were pretty well set. Then came the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.

Amplifying Atlanta

For decades, the politics around abortion were pretty well set. Then came the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? In very online debates among very online people, the exchange rate is even more skewed. Case in point: a r...

At this stage of the campaign, former President Donald Trump is not only in the driver's seat for the Republican nomination, but it's hard to see an easy way for any other candidate to wrest the wheel from him.  How did Trump get in such commanding control, when just a few months ago his political fortunes looked shaky?

Here’s what DeSantis’ Twitter campaign launch tells us about his presidential strategy.

If Ron DeSantis' pitch is that he can be a more competent version of Donald Trump, then Wednesday's rollout may have been a failure—and not just because of technical issues plaguing the event.