This week’s Ipsos Core Political has President Biden’s approval rating at 54%. Americans are most concerned about the economy, inequality and discrimination, the healthcare system, and corruption. The economy (19%) continues to be the most important issue for Americans. Concern over inequality and discrimination (11%) has increased by two percent […] Read more »
Demographics were expected to push Florida left. Instead, they nudged it to the right.
Democrats are gaining ground in growing, urbanizing, racially diverse states. … But there’s an important exception to this pattern: Florida. Florida is home to expanding metros such as Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville. Almost half of Floridians are people of color, and the state’s population is increasing. Yet Florida voted […] Read more »
Independents Are Boosting Biden
Watching President Biden’s approval (and disapproval) ratings in the polls lately is about as exciting as watching paint dry. In five Gallup polls since taking office, his approval has ranged only 3 points, from 54 percent to 57 percent (Gallup is the only polling organization with data spanning the post-World […] Read more »
How violent crime and abortion could reshape the 2022 midterm elections
As the public becomes increasingly confident that the pandemic is subsiding and the economy is on the mend, social issues are coming to the fore, and developments in two such areas—crime and abortion—could reshape the playing field for the 2022 midterm elections. When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, […] Read more »
In summer, the stakes are rising for Biden
Can President Joe Biden avoid the “summer slump”? For most Americans, the unofficial arrival of summer with Memorial Day is a cause for celebration. But for newly elected presidents, it’s more often been a reason for dread. Sagging job approval ratings, unanticipated challenges at home and abroad and, above all, […] Read more »
Biden makes boring great again
… Welcome to the Biden presidency, where a quiet normalcy has descended on the White House and critics are allowed to toss around the word “boring” without anybody taking offense. … While Trump never broke 50 percent in approval ratings, Biden has remained in the mid-50s throughout his first four […] Read more »