Republicans are more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting in the November election, but the spread has narrowed, according to a new Fox News national survey. If voting today, the survey shows the race tied, as 41% would back the Democratic candidate in their House district and 41% the Republican. The […] Read more »
There’s reason for people on opposing sides of abortion to talk, even if they disagree
Kate W. Isaacs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has split the country into joyous supporters and furious dissenters. Emotions are running high, and some protests have turned violent. Yet research shows that people on either side of the abortion rights issue […] Read more »
National poll of Latino voters—priorities, values, policy perspectives, and views of and outreach from the parties
In a period that has brought the shock of Uvalde, restrictions on women’s rights, and climate-related destruction, this large poll of 2,750 Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a seismic shift, with gun violence/crime and abortion rising dramatically, while putting an exclamation point on the rising cost of […] Read more »
Majority of Americans would vote in favor of abortion legality in hypothetical state-level ballot measure
With abortion no longer a constitutional right after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, a new Ipsos poll, provided exclusively to USA Today, finds that seven in ten Americans, regardless of party affiliation, would support their state using a ballot measure to decide abortion rights at the state level. In […] Read more »
Kansas abortion vote offers clues for the midterms
The biggest political story this week emerged from Kansas, where citizens voted down a proposal that would have removed abortion rights protections from their state constitution. But the biggest political story going forward may be the meaning that Kansas vote has in other states in the coming months and years. […] Read more »
Culture wars could be a winning issue — for Democrats
The top lines for Democrats continue to be brutal heading into the November midterm elections: Voters are furious about inflation, they overwhelmingly believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, and President Biden is not at all a popular figure. But based on recent polling, the issue matrix has […] Read more »