Are the Kids Alright?

… Today, I want to shift the focus a bit. We typically look at public opinion from the adult’s perspective, or, in technical parlance, those Americans age 18 and above. Instead, let’s spend some time looking at how American teenagers (14-18) feel about the present state of affairs. They are […] Read more »

American Public Opinion and the Afghanistan Situation

Public opinion relating to the U.S. and Afghanistan can be divided into four categories: (1) Americans’ basic assessments of the 20-year U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, (2) Americans’ views of the decision to completely withdraw U.S. troops at this point, (3) Americans’ views of the way in which the withdrawal […] Read more »

Presidential Approval Tracker

Americans are torn on the most important problem facing the country. President Biden’s approval rating stands at just under half of Americans. Sixteen percent of Americans say public health is the biggest problem facing the country, followed by 15% who say it is the economy. CONTINUED Chris Jackson, Annaleise Azevedo […] Read more »

To Predict Biden’s Political Fate, Keep an Eye on Independents

What is potentially so damaging for President Biden and Democrats isn’t so much the substance of the decision to pull out of Afghanistan. After all, any chance of the conflict turning out well ended about 15 years ago. It was the shambolic execution of it. The intelligence community, Pentagon officials, […] Read more »

How Donald Trump Turned Off Swing Voters in 2020

Key Points• The number of swing voters — those who change their minds between presidential elections — has been declining over time.• However, there are still some swing voters, and they can be decisive in the nation’s highly competitive presidential elections.• Swing voters helped Joe Biden win the White House, […] Read more »