The culture wars in American politics take place on a variety of fronts, but the battles over gender and sexuality have come to the forefront in recent months with Republicans leading the legislative charge in states across the country. From laws banning transgender youth from participating in sports to bills […] Read more »
Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — one of the first conducted after former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star — shows Trump surging to his largest-ever lead over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his likely 2024 GOP primary challenger, as […] Read more »
Trump’s Legal Problems Are Putting the GOP in a Vise
The dilemma for the Republican Party is that Donald Trump’s mounting legal troubles may be simultaneously strengthening him as a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and weakening him as a potential general-election nominee. In the days leading up to the indictment of the former president, which Manhattan District Attorney […] Read more »
Economic Pessimism Persists, With Inflation Still Key Concern
The American public continues to rate the U.S. economy in mostly negative terms in March, with 83% describing current economic conditions as “only fair” or “poor.” Just 16% consider them “excellent” or “good.” Furthermore, 72% think conditions are getting worse, while 23% say they are improving. These consumer views of […] Read more »
For Trump’s indictment, don’t expect much movement from the public
Late yesterday, news broke that New York prosecutors are indicting former President Donald Trump on criminal charges, another historic and unprecedented notch in the story of Donald Trump in politics. … The exact charges are still under seal by the grand jury, but they seem to hinge on money Trump […] Read more »
How Major League Baseball fans view the new rules of the game
… A YouGov poll of 1,000 U.S. adult citizens — including 347 baseball fans, or people who say they are very or somewhat interested in MLB — finds that baseball fans are more likely to support than oppose new rule changes. Among the new rules is a measure called “defensive […] Read more »