With the 2022 congressional election concluding Tuesday on Election Day, the Economist/YouGov poll is publishing its final numbers for the generic congressional ballot: 49% of likely voters — including people who are undecided but lean for either the Democratic or the Republican Party candidates — say they will vote for […] Read more »
How a GOP Congress Could Roll Back Freedoms Nationwide
If Republicans win control of one or both congressional chambers this week, they will likely begin a project that could reshape the nation’s political and legal landscape: imposing on blue states the rollback of civil rights and liberties that has rapidly advanced through red states since 2021. Over the past […] Read more »
‘Channeling the Mama Bear’: How Covid Closures Became Today’s Curriculum Wars
Debates over what children are reading and learning in school, and who gets to decide, have divided school board and other state and local races nationwide. But most Americans, and especially parents of school-aged children, are satisfied with their local schools, found a new survey by Morning Consult for The […] Read more »
Who Will Win the Battle for Congress? Four Scenarios.
Just about anything is still possible in this year’s midterm elections. Everything from a Democratic hold in the Senate and a fairly close race for the House to something like a Republican rout is well within the range of realistic possibilities on Tuesday. Why such a wide range? With so […] Read more »
November 2022 Debrief: NBC News Poll
16 slides that show why tomorrow is very likely to be a great night for Republicans up and down the ballot. CONTINUED Public Opinion Strategies The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Final Ratings for the 2022 Election
Key Points• Our final Senate pick is 51-49 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 1 seat.• Our final House pick is 237-198 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 24 seats.• Our projected gubernatorial picture is 29-21 Republican, or a net Republican gain of 1 governorship. CONTINUED Larry J. […] Read more »