Most voters think it is important to continue investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia — but more believe President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller before he’s done. About two-thirds, 67 percent in the latest Fox News poll, say it is at least somewhat important the investigation […] Read more »
Poor Well-Being Associated With Shift to Trump in 2016
U.S. counties in 2016 that took the biggest jump in voting Republican for president between 2012 and 2016 had residents who reported below-average satisfaction with their current lives and below-average optimism for the future. Accordingly, counties that shifted most strongly to the Democratic candidate reported above-average life satisfaction and higher […] Read more »
Research Finds That Racism, Sexism, and Status Fears Drove Trump Voters
America is the world’s dominant superpower, and white Christian males sit at the top of our nation’s food chain. That’s the right and proper hierarchy, and it’s under serious threat. When blue-collar whites heard that implied message from Donald Trump, many realized it aligned with their own beliefs. As a […] Read more »
Firing Rosenstein, Mueller Might Not Solve Trump’s Legal Problems
Last week’s raids by the FBI on the home, hotel room, and office of President Trump’s personal lawyer and close adviser Michael Cohen underscore that the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York are now reaching the innermost concentric circles […] Read more »
Underestimate Trump’s Reelection Odds at Your Own Peril
One might have done better in predicting the 2016 presidential election, or at least in anticipating the very close eventual outcome, by basing a projection of the national popular vote on the findings of several political science models released prior to the election. These models, which were compiled by James […] Read more »
FBI support is eroding, but most Americans still back bureau, poll says
Most Americans say Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a fair investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged Russia ties and should be allowed to complete the probe. But recent polling data shows that support is eroding, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. CONT. Laura Santhanam, […] Read more »