A sizable share of Americans are souring on Joe Biden as president — but they don’t completely hate him, either. Where they land on that question over the next year could decide the 2022 midterm elections. More Americans disapprove of how Biden is handling his role as president than approve. […] Read more »
New Initiative Explores Deep, Persistent Divides Between Biden and Trump Voters
The University of Virginia Center for Politics has partnered with Project Home Fire, a new initiative dedicated to finding common ground in American politics, on an innovative new data analytics and polling project to explore the social, political, and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those […] Read more »
Half support vaccine mandates amidst Delta surge
As businesses across the country navigate return to office plans, half of Americans approve of the Biden administration’s plan to mandate that most U.S. workers either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly, and a third disapprove. Sixty-four percent of vaccinated adults support the vaccine and testing requirements compared […] Read more »
At critical moment, confidence in Biden’s ability to handle range of issues eroding
As President Joe Biden faces a critical moment for his agenda, Americans’ confidence in his handling of a range of issues is eroding, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. Compared to an August ABC News/Ipsos poll, public approval of how Biden is handling key issues — the pandemic, immigration and […] Read more »
Odd couple Sanders and Manchin are 630 centuries apart
There are lies — little lies, white lies, lies of compassion, lies of convenience — and then, in its own category of dissembling is what we call political spin. It can be effective or, taken to the extreme, divisive with negative consequences. That’s where Joe Biden and congressional Democratic leaders […] Read more »
Rating change: Virginia governor’s race could drive 2022 narrative
Even though this fall’s election for governor in Virginia is just one race in one state, it will determine the initial narrative of the 2022 midterm elections. Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe has had a consistent advantage over Republican Glenn Youngkin in the commonwealth, but some Democratic strategists are concerned […] Read more »