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Perspectives On The 2024 Election And Looking Ahead To 2028
The Winston Group’s David Winston recently sat down with the Hoover Institution for their Matters of Politics and Policy podcast to discuss the 2024 election, the state of the two political parties, and what it means for 2028. From his remarks: What you’re looking at in ’28 is the two

How Global Threats Have Affected The Importance Of US Alliances
Israel’s strikes on Iran have thrust foreign policy back into the issue spotlight. Foreign policy has proven to be a contentious issue among Republicans as some want stop America’s involvement in “endless wars“ while others believe the US must take a leadership role. From our latest numbers for Winning the

What Republicans Need To Win On Education
In the latest survey for Winning the Issues (June 12-14; 1,000 registered voters) we took another look at the party voters have more confidence in to handle education. Overall, voters prefer the Democratic Party by a margin of 14 (36-50 Republican Party-Democratic Party), little changed from the April survey, when

2026 Senate Race Spotlight: Michigan
The 2026 Michigan Senate race is a high priority for Republicans, coming close in 2024 but falling short. Mike Rogers narrowly lost to Elissa Slotkin by only 19,000 votes. President Trump won the state but by a margin of about 80,000 votes. While Republican candidate quality in Senate races was

Priorities For Federal Health Care Spending
Having come through a pandemic, the nation is increasingly prioritizing health. Some of this shift began as a result of COVID as people became more conscious of the quality of their health. With diabetes estimated to cost the US economy $413 billion (CDC estimate) this year, Congress is starting to explore

A Brief History Of Tax Cuts
As the Senate moves forward with its version of the reconciliation bill, we can be sure that Democrats and the media will be characterizing Republican tax policy as “failed policies of the past.” As we saw throughout the legislative process for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, attacks