Former President Donald Trump has used the intense investigative scrutiny he is facing to energize his supporters. It’s working with Republicans, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico survey conducted after the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s raid of his Mar-a-Lago home, but much of the broader electorate isn’t buying his claims […] Read more »
How We Think About Politics Changes What We Think About Politics
… The pessimistic outlook for the prospect of a return to less divisive politics revealed in many of the papers cited here, and the key role of racial conflict in driving polarization, suggest that the ability of the United States to come to terms with its increasingly multiracial, multiethnic population […] Read more »
Americans support Inflation Reduction Act measures
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Americans are only moderately familiar (41%) with the “Inflation Reduction Act”, bill which has since been passed in the Senate. … When it comes to specific provisions in the law, Americans are most supportive of allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies (71%), […] Read more »
As gun violence remains a major concern, Americans favor stricter regulations
The latest FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos Election Tracking poll finds crime or gun violence remains among Americans’ top concerns, albeit distantly behind inflation for most, and that a majority believe gun violence is a larger issue than crime. At the same time, just over six in 10 Americans believe it is more important […] Read more »
Will improving economic news be enough to help the incumbent party in November?
Every election cycle since the phrase was popularized in the 1992 presidential campaign, voters are reminded by politicians and pundits alike that elections almost always come down to one simple concept: “It’s the economy, stupid.” The 2022 midterm cycle has not parted from that tradition. But as the fall approaches […] Read more »
National poll of Latino voters—priorities, values, policy perspectives, and views of and outreach from the parties
In a period that has brought the shock of Uvalde, restrictions on women’s rights, and climate-related destruction, this large poll of 2,750 Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a seismic shift, with gun violence/crime and abortion rising dramatically, while putting an exclamation point on the rising cost of […] Read more »