An enthusiastic Republican base and persistent concerns about the state of the economy place the GOP in a strong position with about a week to go in the race for control of the US House of Representatives, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The new survey out […] Read more »
Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds
Heading into the final week of voting, some of Democrats’ key base voters’ levels of enthusiasm are far below that of Republican-base voter groups, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found. It is the last NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey before voting wraps up Tuesday. The crosscurrents of this election are combining to […] Read more »
Abortion is not influencing most voters as the midterms approach – economic issues are predominating in new survey
Amy Cox, a Democratic candidate running to be an Ohio state representative, speaks with a potential voter on Oct. 23, 2022. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images Matthew A Baum, Harvard Kennedy School; Alauna Safarpour, Harvard Kennedy School; Jonathan Schulman, Northwestern University, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Harvard Kennedy School Since the […] Read more »
Early Voting Higher Than in Past U.S. Midterms
Four in 10 U.S. registered voters say they plan to vote before Election Day or have already voted, a higher proportion than in recent midterm elections. Significantly more voters plan to vote before Election Day this year (41%) than did in 2010 (26%), the first time Gallup asked the question […] Read more »
A Powerful Theory of Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe
The political scientist Pippa Norris explains how a ‘silent revolution in values’ is fueling the global rise of the right. The Ezra Klein Show Read more »
Why voters cast ballots that don’t seem logical from the D.C. perspective
… The debate over what makes voters choose a side this year has mostly been between economics and values, specifically between inflation and abortion. Arguments for a good Republican year point to the fact that most surveys say economics is the top issue for voters. Arguments that favor Democrats point […] Read more »