… As we have demonstrated for several years in the Battleground survey, the public perceives division in our country to be a major impediment to working together in our democracy and getting things done. And so long as calls for greater civility and bipartisanship are not cynically wielded as a […] Read more »
Democrats are adopting wrong lessons from Obama’s early failures
In Washington, historical precedents should only be handled by trained professionals and the bomb squad. Nothing, aside from political timidity, has fostered more bad policies than the misremembering and misapplication of history. … Right now, many Democrats, including some on Capitol Hill and in the White House, are adopting the […] Read more »
Most Americans want Biden to take tough stand with Putin
Most Americans want President Biden to take a tough stance in dealing with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, rather than a cooperative approach, at their upcoming summit, as majorities believe Russia is using cyberattacks against the U.S. and trying to influence our country’s politics and elections. Russia-linked cyberattacks are specifically the […] Read more »
House Republicans have two critical advantages in 2022
… We live in an era of bitter, closely divided elections. And in 2022, Republicans have two advantages that might soon give them the edge in the House. The Republicans’ first advantage: The other party holds the White House. If Biden follows the path of other recent presidents, he’ll spend […] Read more »
Majority of Americans trust Joe Biden to negotiate on US behalf with foreign counterparts
In the midst of his first foreign trip since taking office, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds a majority of the American public has a great deal or good amount of trust in President Joe Biden to negotiate on the country’s behalf with other world leaders. That level of trust […] Read more »
Washington Republicans have just one move
The Republican answer is no. What’s the question? Just about anything important a Democratic president is asking. … Resistance to change is, to be sure, expected from the nation’s conservative political party. An intellectual icon of the modern GOP, William F. Buckley, once described a conservative’s role as to “stand […] Read more »