Tag: elections

Donald Trump in a dark suit and bright red tie, pointing his finger directly at the camera while standing in front of a row of multiple American flags.

Trump’s Branding Obsession: Polling Shows Even His Voters Aren’t Buying It

Trump’s second‑term push to rename landmarks, erect monuments, and stamp his name onto federal institutions is running into a wall of public rejection. Polling shows Americans oppose every major renaming or construction project — and in most cases, so do Trump’s own voters. The White House is pursuing a legacy in marble and signage while the electorate is signaling, loudly, that it wants something else entirely.

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A side-profile close-up of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking at an outdoor podium with two microphones, wearing a white button-down shirt against a blurred green background of trees.

Progressive Capture: Why the Democratic Party Cannot Find the Center

The Democratic Party’s post‑2024 identity crisis is not a messaging problem. It’s an infrastructure problem. The party cannot pivot to the center because the mechanisms that shape political careers — endorsements, funding pipelines, activist networks, and primary gatekeepers — are controlled by ideological actors who punish deviation long before a candidate reaches national office.

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