President Biden is heading into the 2024 presidential contest on firmer footing than a year ago, with his approval rating inching upward and once-doubtful Democrats falling into line behind his re-election bid, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. Mr. Biden appears to have escaped the political danger zone […] Read more »
Even Trump’s indictments haven’t shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here’s why
Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions? Trump is facing a swarm of criminal accusations unprecedented for an active presidential candidate, […] Read more »
Trump Crushing DeSantis and G.O.P. Rivals, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Former President Donald J. Trump is dominating his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, leading his nearest challenger, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, by a landslide 37 percentage points nationally among the likely Republican primary electorate, according to the first New York Times/Siena College poll of the 2024 campaign. Mr. […] Read more »
The chance of Trump winning another term is very real
Donald Trump is facing two indictments, with the potential for more. Political wisdom may have once suggested the former president’s bid for a second White House term would be nothing but a pipe dream. But most of us know better by now. Trump is not only in a historically strong […] Read more »
Trump support has held steady despite legal troubles. Is that changing?
Despite growing legal peril for former President Donald Trump, there has been little overall shift in public opinion in recent months about whether or not he has done something wrong, either by acting unethically or illegally. But according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, Republican faith in Trump’s faultlessness has […] Read more »
National survey finds Trump holding steady among Republicans, and a tie in Biden/Trump head-to-head
A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that former President Donald Trump has increased his support for the Republican nomination since March. In July, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the choice of 22%, down from 25% in May and 35% in March, among all Republicans and independents who […] Read more »