Republicans this election cycle thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough with suburban women after years of losing support. Now, as the primary season has all but ended, the GOP is back where it once was: Appealing directly to skeptical female voters, the women whose support will make or break […] Read more »
These five states may send a powerful message about 2024. But will Republicans hear it?
This November, the states that decided the last presidential race may send a powerful signal about the next one. President Joe Biden assembled his winning Electoral College majority in 2020 by flipping five states that had supported Donald Trump four years earlier: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin across the Rust Belt […] Read more »
Why labor unions are more popular than they’ve been in six decades
… Paradoxically, support for unions increases when unorganized workers feel economically secure — not when they would actually benefit most from joining a union. The explanation for the relationship is twofold: First, some scholarship suggests workers will blame a poor economy on union overreach. More fundamentally, economic insecurity, especially an […] Read more »
Red wave crashing? GOP momentum slips as fall sprint begins
The possibility of a great red wave still looms. But as the 2022 midterm elections enter their final two-month sprint, leading Republicans concede that their party’s advantage may be slipping even as Democrats confront their president’s weak standing, deep voter pessimism and the weight of history this fall. The political […] Read more »
Americans increasingly concerned about political violence
Against a backdrop of so much concern that democracy is under threat, Americans also see a rising potential for political violence: almost two-thirds think the coming years will bring an increase. And the percentage holding that view has itself been rising even higher, compared to 2021. The prospect of violence […] Read more »
Focus group: Trump voters on the FBI search, 2020 and the midterms
To better understand the pulse of Republican politics at the moment, we spoke with a group of voters who would support former President Donald Trump if he ran again in 2024. CBS News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. […] Read more »