It appears that if President Trump got any boost from the release of Attorney General William Barr’s four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to the Justice Department, it was small and fleeting. The first two top-quality polls, not online or using robo-calls, are now out don’t show huge […] Read more »
The end of the Mueller inquiry doesn’t seem to have helped Trump’s approval rating
One would think that a purported “complete exoneration” by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on the questions of collusion with Russia or obstruction of justice might give President Trump a bit of a political boost. After all, he has been claiming repeatedly since May 2017 that there was no […] Read more »
Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020
… The case for Democrats both running on populism and centering their electoral strategy around appealing to Midwestern white voters without college degrees is fairly strong. After all, polls show that voters are more aligned with the Democrats on some high-profile economic issues than on some hot-button cultural ones. … […] Read more »
Trump after Mueller
Those of us not named Robert Mueller or William Barr have no real idea what the Mueller report says about President Trump and his campaign. The president claims it completely exonerates him. That may or may not be true, but let’s stipulate that such a conclusion is the president’s best […] Read more »
Although Trump claims exoneration, poll finds little positive impact of Mueller report on 2020 reelection prospects
After Attorney General William P. Barr released a summary of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report, President Trump claimed victory. But few voters say they are more likely to support Trump’s 2020 reelection effort because of Mueller’s findings. CONT. Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
Why Trump Hasn’t Seen A Post-Mueller Boost In The Polls
The completion of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was widely portrayed as a turning point in Trump’s presidency. But so far it’s had little effect on his approval rating. As of Monday night, Trump’s approval rating was 42.1 percent and his disapproval rating was 52.8 […] Read more »