Here are a few things to keep in mind about the next week’s midterm elections. Let me start with a preface. The Democrats could do fairly badly on Tuesday yet still better than presidential parties have historically performed in similar situations. This could be true without the election providing a […] Read more »
Why New Hampshire may deliver a Senate surprise
Political buffs have been saying for weeks that the race for Senate control will come down to three or four states: Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania, with Arizona sometimes thrown in. But is that list too limited? Political history – and a spat of late spending in the race – suggests […] Read more »
Americans express broad concerns about the risk of political violence
Broad, bipartisan numbers of Americans are concerned that political divisions are increasing the risk of politically motivated violence in this country, with majorities across the board highly concerned about it in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Who gets the blame, however, differs sharply among partisan and ideological groups. A […] Read more »
Pandemic Outlook Recovers as U.S. Leaders’ Messaging Falters
About two-thirds of Americans believe the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is getting better, and 44% — a new high — now say the pandemic is over. Both readings are up by double digits since July when optimism was waning amid rising cases. … Americans in all party groups have […] Read more »
Where we are headed into Election Day
We are just a hair away from Election Day, and so much history has already happened. Sky-high inflation, the worst in a generation, the overturn of the federal right to abortion, and the results of a presidential election violently contested. All this is the political and economic context framing this […] Read more »
Florida: DeSantis grows to double-digit lead, Rubio widens gap
It’s nearly Election Day, and the frontrunners in Florida’s biggest political horse races are maintaining — or expanding — their leads. An exclusive Spectrum News/Siena College poll snapshots opinions and preferences of 659 likely voters from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, 2022 with a 4.4% margin of error. Gov. Ron […] Read more »