Happy Election Day eve. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions. Election Day is hours away, and Republicans are poised to flip both houses of Congress and capture several key governorships, writes political adviser and consultant Douglas E. Schoen. "But just how substantial will the Republican Party's victory be?" he asks. Delving into the polling data, Schoen concludes that "a Republican landslide is not out of the question." Momentum is clearly on Republicans' side. Schoen notes that in the closing weeks of the campaign, Republicans have even made up substantial ground in "contests in which extreme, far-right GOP candidates are challenging Democratic incumbents in states that Joe Biden won…as well as in Democratic strongholds." Schoen, who served as an adviser to President Clinton, is left asking: "What does it say about the incumbent party when the voters who elected them just two years prior now prefer candidates who lack experience, who deny the results of the 2020 election, and who hold fundamentally backward views on social issues like abortion?" Schoen's answer, backed by polling data, is "that the Democratic Party's brand has become increasingly toxic and untenable." This is the hard political truth Democrats will have to contend with in the coming weeks and months. Read Schoen's column here. Not subscribed to The Hill's Top Opinions? Sign up here. |
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By GLENN ALTSCHULER, Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University |
Once lost, democratic norms and institutions are very difficult to restore. The time to "stop the steal" – the real steal, not the groundless claims about fraud in the 2020 election – is now. It must begin by repudiating politically motivated violence, election deniers and enablers, and ending restrictions on – and intimidation of – all Americans who are qualified to vote. |
By ALBERT HUNT, former executive editor of Bloomberg News |
Last week, the Washington Post reported that Biden and top aides are planning a 2024 reelection strategy. The case starts with the specter of Donald Trump in 2024. Biden believes he is the best, maybe the only, candidate who can stop what most Democrats consider an existential threat. |
By DOV S. ZAKHEIM, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies |
A Netanyahu lurch to the extreme right also would have a negative impact on Israel's relations with the European Union, which have never been particularly close. And his right-wing partners are already causing consternation in Washington. |
By Dr. Karin Johnson, professor of neurology, and Lynne Lamberg, medical journalist |
Hundreds of scientific studies show the seasonal clock change to daylight saving time triggers persistent misalignment of body clocks, leading to increased rates of heart attacks, cancer, diabetes, obesity, depression, substance abuse and suicide attempts. |
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