What issues would drive young voters to the polls — and how are they likely to vote? That’s a hot topic among election watchers, since Americans ages 18 to 34 make up over 30 percent of the potential electorate — but historically that age group has voted at lower rates. […] Read more »
Conflicted Catholic Conservative Republicans
One-fifth of Republicans are conservative or observant Catholics and look like the history of industrialized America that took pro-life, socially conservative, patriotic Catholics into the Republican Party, particularly in the Midwest and Northeast. That is why we conducted one of our focus groups for the Trump-GOP project among Catholic conservative […] Read more »
Yes, 2018 is shaping up to be another change election
One finding from this month’s NBC/WSJ poll that didn’t get as much attention as it deserved was this number: 59 percent of voters said they wanted to see a “great deal” or “quite a bit” of change from the way President Trump has been leading the country. By contrast, 40 […] Read more »
CNN Polls: Missouri, Nevada Senators face close races in re-election bids
The sitting Senators in two of the most closely watched re-election fights this fall are running nearly even with their challengers, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill edges challenger Josh Hawley 47% to 44% among likely voters in Republican-friendly Missouri, while Republican Sen. Dean […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The Red and the Blue
In this special edition of Poll Hub, MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki joins the round table! Kornacki offers insight into his soon-to-be released book, The Red and the Blue: The 1990’s and the Birth of Political Tribalism. Kornacki regales the listener with powerful stories of some of the era’s most recognizable players […] Read more »
Partisan rage over Kavanaugh allegations erupts into midterm campaigns
The emotional battle over sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh burst into the midterm elections after a dramatic week of wrenching testimony and raw partisan rage on Capitol Hill, tossing an explosive and sensitive issue into the final weeks of the closely fought campaign for control […] Read more »