Christian Paz

California, Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Politics Reporter at Vox

I cover national politics for @voxdotcom. alum of @TheAtlantic and @thehoya

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How Trump’s tariffs have divided his podcasting allies in the manosphere

1 week ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

In between jokes about identity politics and the taste of urine, massively popular podcaster Theo Von and his most recent show guest debated President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade policy. Would rising prices in the short term justify the supposed return of manufacturing jobs to America? Or would automation and artificial intelligence end up vaporizing those jobs as well? “Here’s the thing with tariffs.
Are Trump’s tariffs going to hurt the GOP with their multiracial coalition?

2 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

As markets tank and the prospect of higher prices becomes more real, the future of President Donald Trump’s winning coalition might be on a precipice, too. Trump’s tariff policy, unpopular with the American public in general, is even more unpopular among the voters who gave him the boost he needed to win the 2024 election. They include young voters, voters of color, and independents — people who prioritized economic concerns and the price of goods enough to take a wager on a second Trump term.
Democrats’ win in Wisconsin underscores their big electoral dilemma

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

Democratic voters just won a 10-point landslide in a state that Trump won last year. How? The answer is a defining trend of modern elections: There are two different kinds of electorates who come out to vote in the Trump era. On Tuesday night, the liberal, Democrat-aligned Judge Susan Crawford defeated her Republican-backed opponent by nearly 300,000 votes — a 10-point margin — less than a year after President Donald Trump carried the state on his way to a battleground sweep.
How Wisconsin explains America

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Christian Paz

2 hours agoMichael Saylor has one-word blunt response to Trump’s tariffsMichael Saylor drops one-word zinger as Trump hits global trade with tariffs. As global markets react to President Donald Trump’s sweeping new import …6 hours agoWhite House Official Explains Why Russia Isn't On Donald Trump's New Tariffs ListCuba, North Korea and Belarus are also absent. Donald Trump’s new trade crackdown had one eyebrow-raising omission: Russia.
Voters still give Trump high marks on immigration. How long will that last?

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

Donald Trump’s popularity is slipping. His honeymoon is over, views of the economy and his stewardship of it are souring, and while inflation and prices remain the public’s top priority, they see his administration as focusing on other things. Yet the area where they think Trump is most focusing his attention is also the one where he’s most popular: immigration. It’s what the public thinks he’s handling best, and it’s the issue buoying his overall approval rating right now.
Wisconsin’s supreme court election results, briefly explained

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sean Collins |Christian Paz

After a long, expensive, and closely watched race, Wisconsin went to the polls on Tuesday, and voted in a new state supreme court justice. Susan Crawford, a liberal county judge backed by Democrats across the US, defeated the conservative candidate, Brad Schimel, who was backed by the national GOP. In a conversation for Vox’s daily newsletter Today, Explained, I asked politics reporter Christian Paz to break down the big race and its impact. Here’s what he had to say.
Wisconsin Supreme Court election results: What Susan Crawford’s win means for Democrats

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Sean Collins |Christian Paz

After a long, expensive, and closely watched race, Wisconsin went to the polls on Tuesday, and voted in a new state Supreme Court justice. Susan Crawford, a liberal county judge backed by Democrats across the US, defeated the conservative candidate, Brad Schimel, who was backed by the national GOP. In a conversation for Vox’s daily newsletter Today, Explained, I asked politics reporter Christian Paz to break down the big race and its impact. Here’s what he had to say.
Why has Cory Booker been talking for 19 straight hours (and counting)?

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

If you check in on any of New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s social media pages today, you’ll probably notice that he’s been talking for a while. He’s standing on the Senate floor (occasionally resting against his desk) to criticize the Trump administration’s agenda and the work of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency.” He’s also showing his fellow Democrats what it looks like to “do something” when you’re locked out of power in Washington DC.
Democrats are lost in a leadership crisis. That’s not a bad thing.

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

When Michelle Obama announced in March that she and her brother were starting a podcast, it dug up a familiar feeling for Democrats: yearning. If only the uber-popular former first lady would just return to politics. She could just run for president, if she wanted. It’s a recurring wish, for an Obama to save the Democratic Party. And like every time that chatter comes up, the dreamers were quickly let down.
Is a Democratic version of the Tea Party on its way?

3 weeks ago | vox.com | Christian Paz

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz summed up the state of his party well recently, “The Democratic Party is unified — they’re unified in being pissed off at the Democrats.”Just 44 percent of Democrats are satisfied with the job Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is doing. About 54 percent are satisfied with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. And the party’s overall favorability is tanking. That rage isn’t going away any time soon.