A few days ago, President Donald Trump tweeted, “SILENT MAJORITY!” amid the recent protests. The President may be hoping that there is a group of people who support him and his positions, yet aren’t being captured by the popular zeitgeist. The polling, of course, suggests that Trump is in a […] Read more »
How young black voters could break Biden — and why Democrats are worried
… Biden will no doubt win a large majority of black voters, at least 9 in 10 of whom have voted for Democrats in recent elections. Democratic pollsters said the party should worry less about Trump winning over black men and more about those who are ambivalent about Biden and […] Read more »
The Electoral College won’t save Trump if this keeps up
We’ve learned the lesson multiple times in the last few decades: There is no national presidential election. Candidates can get fewer votes and win, if they win enough states containing a majority of electoral votes. That’s something President Donald Trump may hope happens again, because the national polls have had […] Read more »
On the Rise
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the nation faces heightened racial tensions as demonstrators across the United States make their voices heard following the police-involved death of George Floyd. The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll has brand new numbers out on how Americans perceive the protests, how local police officers are […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval Slips Where He Can’t Afford to Lose It: Among Evangelicals
President Trump needs every vote he got from white evangelicals in 2016 — and then some. Hoisting a Bible in the air may not be enough. Unnerved by his slipping poll numbers and his failure to take command of the moral and public health crises straining the country, religious conservatives […] Read more »
Biden Regains 2020 Election Edge As Trump Job Approval Dives Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Protests
President Trump’s coronavirus crisis bounce in popularity collapsed over the past month, the June IBD/TIPP Poll shows. Trump’s job approval is at the lowest point in two years, while Americans now give him negative marks on handling the Covid-19 pandemic. Trump now trails former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020 […] Read more »