After Mitt Romney's defeat, the RNC released its official assessment of what happened - a failure to reach younger voters, nonwhite voters, women - but was met with a counter-narrative that, in fact, it was Romney's failure to be conservative… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
Election losses are always an inkblot test for partisans. If a candidate's defeat has no clear and obvious cause, if the data points are all over the map, it is easy for those on the sidelines to claim, 'Candidate X… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
A compelling story requires conflict, friction, an obstacle to be overcome. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
For thousands of years, humans have used the art of storytelling to motivate and persuade. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
I remember fancying myself a junior 'McCainiac' in 2000, though politics were rarely discussed in our household. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
In the 2012 election, the polls that had made Mitt Romney so confident that he was going to win were his own internal polls,… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton famously embraced the Trump-originated label 'nasty woman' as yet another way to show just how bad Donald Trump was to women. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
On paper, Emmanuel Macron should be a candidate tailor-made for young voters. He himself is young. He pushes for more entrepreneurship, modernization, and a… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
I think 'Candy Crush' may be fading in popularity, but there's always something new that's popping up. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
Conservative women often make the case that 'all issues are women's issues,' and are sometimes derided by those on the Left when they do… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
President Trump rightly points out that law enforcement is mostly made up of good people putting themselves in harm's way to protect us. He… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
Obamacare itself did not become popular until the middle of 2017, when the risk of repeal was the greatest; for the bulk of 2010… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
It is fair to debate how much either bill - Obamacare in 2010, tax reform in 2018 - had or will have an impact… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
The things that frustrate one piece of Trump's coalition often endear him to or embolden another wing of the coalition. — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
