John Fund

OPINION October 22, 2022

Disappearing midterm election debates: Democrats dodging their opponents this year

Debates were voters' way of getting beyond candidates' feel-good ads and stunts, and actually hearing some discussion about policy. But debates are slowly fading away.

OPINION September 15, 2021

John Fund: California Dems strike back – future recalls will face blowback in state's One Party Empire

As someone who grew up in California and has followed its politics for decades, it’s pretty clear why Gov, Gavin Newsom survived the recall attempt. It was a numbers game.

OPINION September 4, 2021

John Fund: Why California's recall could deliver a sucker punch to Biden, not just Newsom

Democrats are in panic mode over the possible recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

OPINION January 24, 2021

John Fund: Change how we conduct elections — undecided NY congressional race shows what’s wrong

A still-undecided congressional race in upstate New York has national implications because it lays bare just how the wholesale rewriting of election laws in 2020 was able to create chaos that undermines public confidence in voting.

OPINION December 30, 2020

John Fund: Trump creates a nightmare for Republicans in last-minute fight over $2,000 stimulus checks

President Trump’s last-minute about-face on the size of stimulus checks for most Americans to help deal with the economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic has turned Washington upside down only days before a new Congress is sworn in.

OPINION December 15, 2020

John Fund: Trump's legacy -- will president be remembered as a transformer or a tornado?

Donald Trump is clearly going to be a one-term president. But that doesn't mean he didn't have a real impact.