President Trump seems to think that race and policing are phenomenal, fantastic, amazing issues for him — but many people are now saying the opposite. Half of Americans are uneasy about Trump’s ability to deal with crime; 61 percent say that Trump’s handling of the protests against police brutality and […] Read more »
Support for Black Lives Matter has decreased since June but remains strong among Black Americans
As racial justice protests have intensified following the shooting of Jacob Blake, public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has declined, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. A majority of U.S. adults (55%) now express at least some support for the movement, down from 67% in June […] Read more »
Post-ABC Wisconsin poll shows Biden holding narrow edge over Trump
Former vice president Joe Biden holds a narrow edge in the key battleground state of Wisconsin as President Trump’s law-and-order message has so far failed to translate into significant support or change the dynamic of the race there, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. … Trump won the state […] Read more »
Amid Pandemic and Protests, Civics Survey Finds Americans Know More of Their Rights
In a period defined by an impeachment inquiry, a pandemic, nationwide protests over racial injustice, and a contentious presidential campaign, Americans’ knowledge of their First Amendment rights and their ability to name all three branches of the federal government have markedly increased, according to the 2020 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics […] Read more »
Biden gains edge in Arizona over Trump and has big lead in Minnesota
Every four years it can seem like the path to the presidency runs through the same list of well-trodden battleground states. But this time, we’re on some newer turf: Democrats are contesting some states in the fast-growing Sun Belt — notably Arizona —which has been in the Republican column all […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden-Trump a 5-point race in post-convention poll
The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket is ahead of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence ticket by a 51-46 percent margin. That 5 percentage-point advantage sits right at the margin of sampling error of the latest Fox News survey, taken after the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Majorities of likely voters have a […] Read more »