Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Sorting Out The Midterm Elections With David Brady

Polls and polarization: The coming litmus test for the Trump presidency.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsApril 5, 2018
Area 45: Sorting Out The Midterm Elections With David Brady

The coming midterm election is more than a litmus test of the Trump presidency. It’s also a continuation of a fourth cycle of political polarization dating back to the Civil War. David Brady, the Hoover Institution’s Davies Family Senior Fellow, explains the sorting-out in the election – a possible surge in women voters, Trump loyalists’ enthusiasm, and the two parties dealing with their respective ideological differences in elections nationwide.

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