Christian Nationalism on the rise

An Idaho town grapples with questions about the role that religion should play in the public square as Christian rhetoric rises in American conservative politics. Meet the Press, NBC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »

State of the Rockies Project: Spike in Concern Over Drought, Wildfires and Climate Change

Colorado College’s 12th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll released today showed a spike in concern over issues like drought, inadequate water supplies, wildfires, the loss of wildlife habitats and natural spaces, and climate change among voters in the Mountain West. Those concerns align with […] Read more »

Redistricting in America, Part Five: The Interior West/Heartland

Key Points• For all of the focus on redistricting, the overall political environment matters for House elections too, and President Biden has shown some signs of weakness in recent weeks.• As we continue our redistricting series, we analyze several small-to-medium-sized states in the Interior West and Heartland.• One of the […] Read more »

11th Annual Survey of Voters in the Rocky Mountain West

The Colorado College State of the Rockies Project is pleased to make available the results of the January, 2021 Conservation in the West Survey, conducted by New Bridge Strategy and Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates. Polling in eight western states explores voters’ bi-partisan opinions in each state and of […] Read more »

Sanders’s Big Problem Isn’t the Delegate Math. It’s the Voters.

Bernie Sanders needed to fundamentally change the trajectory of the Democratic primary race after decisive defeats last week on Super Tuesday. After Tuesday’s contests, even a fundamental shift might not be enough. Joe Biden’s victories in Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho confirm that he has seized a commanding national advantage, […] Read more »