Paul Waldman, Author at The American Prospect

Barack Obama Is Looking Better and Better

by Paul Waldman March 28, 2016

His approval ratings are up. It might have something to do with the clowns on the other side.

by Paul Waldman March 21, 2016

What’s good for the party and what’s good for individual politicians isn’t always the same thing.

by Paul Waldman March 14, 2016

Trump gives his supporters permission to say and do what they want, no matter how ugly.

by Paul Waldman March 7, 2016

It might be the only chance a Democratic president will have at really governing.

From Trump University to the 2016 election, the key to the Donald’s success has always been a gullible public.

With a campaign predicated on expanding the electorate, he needs to bring a lot more voters to the polls.

Changing the way business is done in Washington is harder than it sounds.

Ambitious though it is, Sanders has little chance of getting his agenda through Congress.

Instead of a debate about their party’s future, conservatives are faced with an insurgent they can’t stand and a demagogue they can’t trust.

It would be a political disaster, but it hasn’t yet stopped them from trying.