Republicans and Democrats alike are expressing concerns about the direction of the parties. Democrats are more optimistic than pessimistic about the future of their party (44% vs 26%), while Republicans are about equally optimistic (38%) and pessimistic (36%) about where their party is headed. Few people, regardless of party identification, […] Read more »
These are the GOP voters who may decide Trump’s fate in 2024
Donald Trump’s fate in the 2024 GOP presidential race may pivot on whether he can retain the surprisingly broad support he secured in 2016 from an unexpected group of Republican voters. Probably the biggest surprise in Trump’s march to the GOP nomination in 2016 was the large number of votes […] Read more »
When is a poll a quality poll? with Natalie Jackson
How can you tell when a poll is actually high quality? Natalie Jackson, research director at PRRI, joins us on this week’s episode of The Downballot to discuss that and more. Jackson tells us the indicators she looks for to determine whether a survey is worth taking seriously, what she […] Read more »
Americans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration
Americans’ satisfaction with the level of immigration into the U.S. has fallen six percentage points over the past year, from 34% in January 2022 to 28% today. This is the lowest reading in a decade, though not the least satisfied Americans have been on this issue over the past 23 […] Read more »
The False Choices Facing the Republican Party
The word “rudderless” was used frequently to describe the Republican Party during the raucous battle for House speaker last month. But don’t forget that in 2020, the party dispensed with a platform altogether, or that it stumbled in the 2022 midterms with candidates more focused on relitigating the last election […] Read more »
Super Bowl, NFL defy partisan trends in U.S.
Commonality is a hard thing to find in the United States today. Streaming services and the Internet have fragmented how we consume news and entertainment and the partisan divide in Washington impacted everything from where we live to our consumer choices. Not everything is split down party lines, however, and […] Read more »