Ronald Brownstein

Kamala Harris’s Nomination Is a Turning Point for Democrats

It’s difficult to imagine the party nominating two white men for president and vice president ever again.

• Ronald Brownstein
• 10:18 AM ET

The Pandemic Is Damaging the GOP Brand Everywhere

The 2020 election undoubtedly offers Democrats their best chance yet to reclaim state legislative chambers across the country.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 31, 2020

America’s Cities Are Staggeringly Unequal

New data show how in every major metropolitan area, massive gaps still separate white people and people of color.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 23, 2020

Trump Is Determined to Split the Country in Two

He’s trying to rally red America by portraying blue cities as a threat, and then positioning himself as the human wall against them.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 22, 2020

The End of the Filibuster—No, Really

Many activists will not tolerate a Democratic-controlled Senate that allows Republicans to block civil-rights legislation next year.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 20, 2020

Real Reform Comes From Civic Stamina

For these social-justice groups, Americans’ protests against systemic racism represent the arrival of the cavalry.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 16, 2020

Trump’s America Is Slipping Away

He’s trying to assemble a winning coalition with a dwindling number of sympathetic white voters.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 9, 2020

The Sun Belt Spikes Could Be a Disaster for Trump

Democrats were already gaining ground in the region before the pandemic hit.

• Ronald Brownstein
• June 25, 2020

The Rage Unifying Boomers and Gen Z

Enormous differences separate today’s protest movements from those of the 1960s. But they may ultimately prove united by the magnitude of the change they impose.

• Ronald Brownstein
• June 18, 2020

Why Republicans Still Can’t Quit Trump

The 2024 GOP presidential nominee is highly likely to be an acolyte of the president’s.

• Ronald Brownstein
• June 11, 2020

The Real Threats to America’s Cities

Both persistent inequality and President Trump’s hostility put extraordinary pressure on them.

• Ronald Brownstein
• June 4, 2020

The Advantage of a Biden Shadow Cabinet

If the former vice president names his future appointees now, it will cast him as the convener of a generational transition in national leadership.

• Ronald Brownstein
• May 28, 2020

The Pandemic Hasn’t Changed Voters’ Minds About Trump

Education remains the most important dividing line in America.

• Ronald Brownstein
• May 21, 2020

Trump Brings in the Infantry for His War on Blue America

Even during the pandemic, he is using the tools of national authority to advance Republican priorities while weakening Democrats’ capacity to impede them.

• Ronald Brownstein
• May 14, 2020

Essential, and No Longer Disposable

The pandemic is scrambling how Republicans and Democrats think about paying low-wage employees.

• Ronald Brownstein
• May 7, 2020

New-Voter Registration Is Plummeting

And Democrats aren’t the only ones who could lose out.

• Ronald Brownstein
• April 30, 2020

The Voters Trump Needs Most Right Now

The pandemic’s ultimate political consequences could hinge on one group of Americans.

• Ronald Brownstein
• April 23, 2020

An Unprecedented Divide Between Red and Blue America

The pandemic could exacerbate a major Trump-reelection vulnerability: his weakness with urban and suburban voters.

• Ronald Brownstein
• April 16, 2020

The Most Important 2020 States Already Have Vote by Mail

But the battle over expanding access is only getting started.

• Ronald Brownstein
• April 11, 2020

The Two States Where Trump’s COVID-19 Response Could Backfire in 2020

Voters in Michigan and Florida may be more likely than others to blame or credit him for how the outbreak unfolds.

• Ronald Brownstein
• April 9, 2020