As the field of Republican presidential contenders in the 2024 primary race develops, former President Donald Trump remains at the top of the list of declared or potential candidates with 56 percent support among Republican and Republican leaning voters, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 25 percent, according to […] Read more »
Clean Debt Deal Preferred by 2:1
Half of Americans say the debt ceiling issue should be dealt with cleanly, while just 1 in 4 want to tie it to federal spending negotiations, according to the Monmouth University Poll. A plurality agrees with predictions that the country will suffer significant economic problems if the debt ceiling is […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Trump leads 2024 GOP primary field, but many voters are open to supporting other candidates
Donald Trump has consolidated the support of slightly above half of his party at this early stage of the race for the Republican nomination, a newly released CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, highlighting the former president’s potential path to a third nomination – and the challenges his rivals will […] Read more »
National survey finds continuing decline in approval of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 41% of adults approve of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job, while 59% disapprove. This is a 6-percentage-point decline from January when 47% approved and 53% disapproved. The trend in approval since 2020 is shown in […] Read more »
Where voters stand on Biden and Trump’s mental fitness as the 2024 race takes off
As the field of candidates running for president grows, more Americans are concerned about the mental fitness of the two leading candidates than not, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll finds. A month into Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, 62 percent of Americans say that the question of his mental fitness is […] Read more »
DeSantis camp puts cart before horse race
The cornerstone of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is clearly going to be that he is more electable than former President Trump. DeSantis’s own statements push that narrative. And conveniently—but likely not coincidentally—as DeSantis prepares his official announcement, several polls have come out that show […] Read more »