A year and a half before the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump faces formidable obstacles in his bid for re-election, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Just four in 10 voters say they would re-elect him next year; 58 percent don’t think he’s been honest and […] Read more »
Behind the Curtain: Americans Prepare for the Mueller Report
Key Findings • Despite a tumultuous and event-filled six months, most Americans have not changed their opinions on issues relating to the Russia investigation. • A majority of Americans and a plurality of Republicans continue to believe that it would be serious if the Russia investigation concluded that the Trump […] Read more »
Did the Cohen Testimony Change Anything?
At the beginning of the day on Wednesday, I said that the two most important things to watch for at Michael Cohen’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee were: 1. Does it put pressure on Democrats to call for an impeachment investigation? 2. Does it move public opinion of the […] Read more »
The Resistance as Role Model: Disillusionment and Protest Among American Adolescents After 2016
From white suits evoking the suffrage movement to her “I’m with her” slogan, Hillary Clinton framed her 2016 presidential campaign as an opportunity for women to break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling.” … In the end, however, the 2016 presidential election looked more like a setback to the promise of […] Read more »
How Bernie’s 2020 Map Might Change Without The #NeverHillary Vote
Bernie Sanders picked up support in some unusual places during his 2016 campaign to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The self-described democratic socialist won states such as Oklahoma and Nebraska that are typically associated with right-of-center policy views. He also did surprisingly well with self-described conservative voters — granted, a […] Read more »
New Hampshire Poll Shows Potential Problems for Trump a Year Out from 2020 Presidential Primary Season
With nearly 40 percent of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire saying they would welcome a primary challenger to President Trump, a new poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst could highlight potential problems for the president. Thirty-nine percent of likely Republican voters in the Granite State said they […] Read more »