Confidence in U.S. institutions such as the FBI, Supreme Court and Congress has been on a steady decline since 2017 and is now reaching record lows. More broadly, less than a third of voters trust the federal government – a 20-year low. That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Trump’s GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field
Former President Donald Trump’s support appears to have softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Most Americans approve of Trump’s indictment stemming from his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office, even as 71% say politics played a […] Read more »
Republican support for Trump has increased even as he faces dozens of felony charges
Facing dozens of federal charges, former President Donald Trump is gaining support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents as he ramps up his 2024 campaign, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Seventy-six percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they hold a favorable view of Trump – up 8 percentage […] Read more »
After indictment, majority want Trump to drop out, but he’s getting stronger with GOP
Given his indictment by a federal grand jury in Florida, a majority of Americans say they think former President Donald Trump should drop out of the race for president, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. But the opposite is true of Republicans, most of whom not only like him […] Read more »
Why Trump Might Just Roll to the Presidential Nomination
This should be a window of widening opportunity and optimism for the Republicans chasing Donald Trump, the commanding front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential race. Instead, this is a time of mounting uncertainty and unease. Rather than undermine Trump’s campaign, his indictment last week for mishandling classified documents has underscored […] Read more »
How Republicans are stitching their own straitjacket on Trump indictment
The Republican response to Donald Trump’s latest criminal indictment offers a clear test of the famous saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and hoping for a different result. The choice by Republican leaders, and even almost all of his 2024 rivals for the […] Read more »