Stuart Rothenberg

2 months ago | rollcall.com | Stuart Rothenberg

It has been one month since Donald Trump’s second term began, but it feels like he has been president for at least the past decade or two. Every day brings with it chaos, disorder and turmoil, which is exactly what the 45th and 47th president of the United States wants. He relishes being in the media continuously, both because his ego demands attention but also because his “flood the zone” approach to governing requires him to keep his adversaries on the defensive.

2 months ago | rollcall.com | Stuart Rothenberg

I would love to see Canada be the 51st state. The Canadian citizens, if that happened, would get a very big tax cut — tremendous tax cut because they are very highly taxed — and you wouldn’t have to worry about military, you wouldn’t have to worry about many of the things. You’d have better health coverage. You’d have much better health coverage. — President Donald Trump, Jan. 24.

Jan 20, 2025 | rollcall.com | Stuart Rothenberg

I arrived in Washington in late June 1980 to write about campaigns and elections. A bit more than four months later, the Republican Party won an overwhelming electoral victory when Ronald Reagan won the White House and his party gained a dozen Senate seats, giving the GOP control of that chamber. Reagan won 489 electoral votes and carried the popular vote over President Jimmy Carter by almost 10 percentage points.

Jan 7, 2025 | rollcall.com | Stuart Rothenberg

Democrats shouldn’t start counting their chickens before they’ve hatched in the 2026 fight for control of the House of Representatives. Yes, midterm elections are often challenging for the president’s party, and that could be doubly the case this cycle given President-elect Donald Trump’s confrontational style. The Republicans’ very narrow majority in the House also creates additional challenges for the GOP.

Nov 18, 2024 | rollcall.com | Stuart Rothenberg

What a year, huh? Bet you never thought we’d see a year like 2024. A felon elected to the presidency? No problem! A president who was running for reelection dropping out of the race about three months from Election Day? Sure, why not? Well, it’s time to pick out the winners from the losers because, well, I’ve been doing this for decades and I might as well keep going. As always, if you don’t like this list, complain to Amy Walter at The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.