… For almost all of American history, White Christians have represented a large majority of the US population and controlled the levers of government power. But that majority had shrunk to just 54% by 2008 when Barack Obama won election as the first African American president and personified the nation’s […] Read more »
Why Democrats should still fight for a $15 minimum wage
… A $15 minimum wage is quite popular and does well among voters who haven’t been voting Democratic the last few cycles. Take a look at a recent Quinnipiac University poll. The poll released in early February found that 61% of registered voters supported raising the federal minimum wage to […] Read more »
Texas voters like Biden’s COVID-19 response better than his overall performance
President Joe Biden, who today is making his first visit to Texas since his January inauguration, starts his term with about the same numbers of voters giving him good and bad marks for job performance, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Among registered Texas voters, 45% approve […] Read more »
The Future of American Politics
… On the final episode of Politics with Amy Walter, Astead Herndon, national political reporter for The New York Times, Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, join Amy Walter for a conversation about the future of American politics. … Chryl […] Read more »
Cuomo’s Controversies
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Governor Andrew Cuomo faces criticism about his management of the state’s nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he faces allegations of sexual harassment. What do New Yorkers think of Cuomo’s handling of the nursing homes? Where does his job approval rating stand, […] Read more »
Democrats Are Right To Remain Nervous
If you focus on either one of our major political parties, you can tick off enough problems and serious challenges to add up to a fairly grisly picture. Of late, most of that energy has trended in Republicans’ direction. But don’t sleep on Democrats’ vulnerabilities, either. Cataloging all of the […] Read more »