The United States is heading into its greatest political and constitutional crisis since the Civil War, with a reasonable chance over the next three to four years of incidents of mass violence, a breakdown of federal authority, and the division of the country into warring red and blue enclaves. The […] Read more »
21 million Americans say Biden is ‘illegitimate’ and Trump should be restored by violence, survey finds
Some Americans are looking past Joe Biden, seeking the return of Donald Trump as president. AP Photo/Julio Cortez Robert A. Pape, University of Chicago A recent Washington demonstration supporting those charged with crimes for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol fizzled, with no more than 200 demonstrators showing […] Read more »
Dramatic Partisan Differences On Blame for January 6 Riots
According to new data from PRRI, majorities of Americans say white supremacist groups (59%), former president Donald Trump (56%), and conservative media platforms that spread conspiracy theories and misinformation (55%) shoulder a lot of responsibility for the violent actions of the rioters who took over the U.S. Capitol on January […] Read more »
Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases During a Stress-Filled Year
A growing number of Americans can name the branches of government and the freedoms under the First Amendment though many still misunderstand basic facts about how government works, according to the 2021 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey. The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s annual survey follows increased media coverage of the […] Read more »
California: Voter Views about the Recall Election Process and Possible Reforms
With tomorrow’s recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom looming in the background, Californians in the latest Berkeley IGS Poll were asked their opinions about continuing to have the right to recall state elected officials like the governor as part of the state constitution. The survey also obtained reactions to five […] Read more »
Gavin Newsom and the Revenge of California’s ‘Anger’ Lobby
… The recall was originally a progressive reform, part of a suite of tools given to the voters of California 110 years ago by a governor determined to wrench power out of the hands of wealthy railroad barons and deliver it directly to the people. Over the past century-plus, however, […] Read more »