Support for abortion rights continues to increase among the American public, according to a new survey of more than 22,000 adults conducted by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) as part of its American Values Atlas project, which contains findings for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Just under […] Read more »
A Strategy for Factory Towns
… This report is part of a continuing effort by American Family Voices to do on-the-ground research and data analysis to understand the thinking and motivation of working-class voters, and to recommend strategies that can begin to rebuild the Democratic Party’s and progressive movement’s historic connection to America’s working class. […] Read more »
For 2024 GOP field, it’s time for Reagan’s ‘Eleventh Commandment’
It seems like a lifetime ago when remembering Ronald Reagan’s embrace in the 1960s of what came to be known as the “Eleventh Commandment.” Meant to limit intraparty fire, the maxim went like this: “Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.” … Today, Reagan’s commandment seems much like a […] Read more »
Notes on the State of Politics: Wisconsin’s key state Supreme Court race; U.S. House back to full strength, but not for long
Key Points• In Virginia, Democrats have held the Richmond-area 4th District with state Sen. Jennifer McClellan. Her nearly 50-point win represented a notable overperformance.• The most important judicial race of this year will be in the closely-divided state of Wisconsin, where control of the state Supreme Court is on the […] Read more »
The Forces Tearing Us Apart Are Not Quite What They Seem
A toxic combination of racial resentment and the sharp regional disparity in economic growth between urban and rural America is driving the class upheaval in American partisanship, with the Republican Party dominant in working-class House districts and the Democratic Party winning a decisive majority of upscale House seats. Studies from […] Read more »
Biden’s standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters
President Biden is seeing his highest approval ratings in almost a year, while former President Donald Trump, who is hoping to take the job back, is getting his worst scores among potential Republican voters in years, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The survey — conducted last week, after […] Read more »