Key Points• The new House landscape is fairly similar to the old one.• However, there is a notable increase in the number of super-safe Republican seats — and a modest decline in the overall number of competitive districts.• New Hampshire, the final state to complete redistricting, kept its old map […] Read more »
Is This the End of the George Floyd Moment?
Since the massive nationwide protests that erupted in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, the debate over crime and public safety in the Democratic Party has been dominated by urgent calls for reforming police departments and confronting entrenched racial inequities in the criminal-justice system. History might record yesterday’s elections […] Read more »
California is about to experience a political earthquake. Here’s why
An earthquake is building in Tuesday’s California elections that could rattle the political landscape from coast to coast. In Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the nation’s most liberal large cities, voters are poised to send stinging messages of discontent over mounting public disorder, as measured in both upticks […] Read more »
Abortion Poised to Be a Bigger Voting Issue Than in Past
More U.S. voters this year than in any past election year indicate that abortion will be an important factor in their vote for major offices. Twenty-seven percent of registered voters say that a candidate must share their views on abortion to receive their vote, which is the highest measured in […] Read more »
Three in five Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of economic recovery
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that President Joe Biden’s approval rating on a number of key issues—including economic recovery, inflation, and gas prices—remains underwater with the American public, as a majority disapprove of the job the president is doing. While Biden’s standing on these issues remains largely unchanged from […] Read more »
Economic issues top the public’s agenda
As the midterm election approaches, most Americans say that the economy, inflation and rising gas prices are the most important issues in determining how they will vote for Congress this November, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. With inflation on the rise since last fall, Americans have been significantly […] Read more »