
Marc Short on Musk’s Potential Third Political Party
Marc Short, former White House Director of Legislative Affairs, offers his perspective on Elon Musk’s rumored third political party and how it could bring renewed…
Thought Leader: Marc Short
Virginia Republicans’ defeat in a state Senate special election Tuesday night has left Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a political crossroads, threatening to derail the national ambitions of one of the GOP’s most promising rising stars.
Why it matters: Youngkin’s efforts to build a robust governing record ahead of a possible 2024 presidential campaign — including closely watched plans for a stricter abortion ban — are at risk.
Driving the news: Democrat Aaron Rouse declared victory over Republican Kevin Adams in the Virginia Beach-based seat vacated by former GOP state State Jen Kiggans, who was elected to Congress in November.
What to watch: Youngkin could spend the coming legislative session compromising with state Democrats on tax cuts, education spending and mental health funding. But that’s unlikely to give him the type of conservative victories he’d be able to champion for a national GOP audience in a presidential primary.
What they’re saying: “Gov. Youngkin was able to bring people together around kitchen-table solutions when he won in 2021, and he will be able to do the same to get results in a divided government,” said Kristin Davison, Youngkin’s political adviser.
The bottom line: Virginia, where Republicans control the state General Assembly and Democrats hold the Senate, is holding legislative elections this year. They will ultimately be the biggest test of whether Youngkin’s agenda holds political coattails — or if his 2021 upset was more a product of unique circumstances at the time.
Marc Short on Musk’s Potential Third Political Party
Marc Short, former White House Director of Legislative Affairs, offers his perspective on Elon Musk’s rumored third political party and how it could bring renewed…
Thought Leader: Marc Short
Erika Ayers Badan: Solving Food Insecurity One Dollar at a Time
This week, Erika talks with Allen Warch, Vice President of Food and Fresh at Dollar General, about how the company is transforming itself from a…
Thought Leader: Erika Ayers Badan
Niall Ferguson: AI’s Great Brain Robbery
ChatGPT and its like have swept through academia, changing how students work, write and think. The bots are here to stay, so we need to…
Thought Leader: Niall Ferguson