President Joe Biden is pushing his infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan. This bill strays from what has helped him maintain an approval rating above 50% so far during his presidency because, even though the plan polls fairly well, it’s not clear that Americans actually think it’s all that important. […] Read more »
Few Signs of a Catholic ‘Bump’ for Biden
Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in United States history, is quite public about his religion — discussing it openly in last fall’s presidential campaign and in the months since taking office, and regularly and publicly attending Catholic church services. So far, however, there is little evidence that Biden’s Catholicism […] Read more »
A Fight Over Taxes Could Heal The Rift Between Business And The GOP
… It is understandable why many leaders in the business community and “legacy” Republican Party—the one that supported internationalism and free trade, not populism and protectionism—are growing concerned with today’s GOP. Not only has the party largely abandoned the libertarian principles that once helped those companies’ bottom lines, but it […] Read more »
Politico-Harvard poll: Few expect major help from Biden’s stimulus package
More Americans are optimistic about life soon returning to normal, but they’re skeptical of just how much they’ll benefit from Democrats’ expansive Covid relief package. About one-third of Americans, including less than half of Democrats, believe the recent stimulus — one of the largest economic rescue plans in American history […] Read more »
The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base
With their opposition to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, Republicans are doubling down on a core bet they’ve made for his presidency: that the GOP can maintain support among its key constituencies while fighting programs that would provide those voters with tangible economic assistance. Last month, every House and Senate […] Read more »
Faith in numbers: Trump held steady among believers at the ballot – it was the nonreligious vote he lost in 2020
White evangelicals continued to back Trump in 2020 in significant numbers. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Ryan Burge, Eastern Illinois University For all the predictions and talk of a slump in support among evangelicals, it appears Donald Trump’s election loss was not at the hands of religious voters. […] Read more »