It might sound strange, but presidential primary debates are arguably more important than general election debates. Primary voters have weak initial preferences and can vacillate among candidates, so they can be heavily influenced by events like debates. Primary debates do not attract nearly as many eyeballs as general election debates, […] Read more »
Trump’s base did not elect him to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan
President Trump has faced bipartisan criticism over his decision to withdraw troops from Syria. Most notably, Jim Mattis resigned as secretary of defense in protest. Trump’s answer to the critiques? He tweeted: “I campaigned on getting out of Syria and other places. … Just doing what I said I was […] Read more »
POLITICO-Harvard poll: New Congress should fight hate crimes, tackle drug prices
Americans want the new Congress to combat a surge in hate crimes and follow through on longstanding concerns like President Donald Trump’s pledge to lower drug prices, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard poll gauging the public’s priorities for 2019. The poll reflects changing attitudes since the November elections as the […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 say Trump impeded Russia probe
A majority of Americans say they believe President Donald Trump has tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia, though the public is divided on whether he should be removed from office if he’s found to have stymied the probe, according to a new poll by The […] Read more »
Winning the Gender Wars
In the 2018 midterms, the women of this country delivered a severe rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. The seeds were planted by the 2017 Women’s March, by many accounts the largest single-day demonstration in American history. Thousands of women subsequently decided to run for office, including […] Read more »
Most Americans don’t believe Trump’s denials, setting a rocky landscape ahead
A USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll has sobering findings for President Trump: Most Americans don’t believe his denials that his campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 campaign. … Just over a third of those surveyed express even “some” trust in Trump’s version of events. Nearly six in 10 have little […] Read more »