Roll Call: “Pelosi’s poor choices helped sink her impeachment gambit”

The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about some of the positives of the last month, despite the impeachment process in the background.

In fact, in contrast to the Democrats’ overwrought warnings, the world continued to turn, the sun came up every morning, and more than a few positives have characterized the last 28 days.

Read the full piece here.

Roll Call: “Reflexive anti-Trumpism, AOC’s shrink-the-ten-strategy will cost Democrats in November”

Happy New Year! In his first column of 2020, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about the Democratic Party’s progressive tilt and the need for both Democrats and Republicans to focus on building majority coalitions for the next elections:

Here’s what AOC and her like-minded progressives don’t seem to understand: That kind of rigid thinking doesn’t build winning coalitions. It’s what loses elections. A fact Republicans ought to remember as well.

Read the full piece here.

Roll Call: Tax Cuts by the Numbers

The WG’s David Winston discusses how Republicans can sell the tax reform plan after passage:

The 2017 Republican tax cuts will soon become law, but the debate over the GOP’s economic plan to jump-start a growth economy is just beginning. As often happens with tax cut proposals, it can be a tough sell initially for reasons beyond usual voter skepticism.

Continue reading here.

Roll Call: “Issues Matter in Elections Even More Than You’d Think”

David Winston’s latest for Roll Call reviews the 2016 election and the importance of voter issue priorities:

So what does this analysis show really happened in 2016? Trump won the issues that mattered.

In the future, both political parties need to recognize that the electorate has a clear set of priorities. Issues matter — and going forward, they may matter much more than demographics.