by Jim Heath | Nov 2, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Trump
Internal White House polling must be pushing President Trump to find any excuse, except himself of course, to use when Democrats have a good night Tuesday. Last night Trump described the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect and the Trump backer accused of mailing...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Book Excerpts, Commentary, History
Another election day means another appearance for Jim Heath on C-SPAN, America’s Network. Political journalist and author Jim Heath shares stories from the campaign trail and examines the current state of political journalism in his book, Front Row Seat at the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Electoral Map, Headlines
Imagine if only one group of Americans cast their ballots in this election. You might not believe the differences on the electoral map. Geoffrey Skelley at FiveThirtyEight just completed a fantastic study that focused on women, men, nonwhite voters and white voters by...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Ads, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Immigration
America First, a pro-Trump super PAC, is now coming to the rescue for GOP Rep. Martha McSally, who finds herself in a too-close-to-call race with Democratic Rep. Krysten Sinema for the seat of retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ). A mailer being sent to Arizona households...
by Jim Heath | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018, Endorsements, Entertainment
Celebrities on the left and right are busy tweeting and posting “go vote!” on their Instagrams, and Comedy Central is busy mocking it. The #ShouldWeVote campaign, which launched today, encourages a conversation about the importance of voting. It flips the...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Endorsements, Headlines
Media icon Oprah Winfrey will hit the campaign trail this week for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Winfrey formally endorsed Abrams today and plans to knock on doors to encourage eligible voters to support the Democrat who, if elected, will...