There is a lot of talk about how the election result is a great realignment and/or a "mandate" for Trump's policies. The available evidence doesn't support such notions. When all votes are fully ...

In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, a narrative has emerged: The city is undergoing a political realignment. Pundits argue that Mamdani’s defeat of ...

While claiming victory on Election Night (this time credibly), Donald Trump was unrestrained in his interpretation of what it all means: “We had everybody, and it was beautiful. It was a historic ...

Following the 2024 presidential election, some political observers have suggested this election was a realignment election that bodes well for Republican presidential candidates and other Republican ...

The term "realignment" gets used and abused a lot, because people have agreed to use it without agreeing on a definition. Traditionally, realignments are said to have occurred when majority and ...