One month into his presidency, Joe Biden’s approval rating among Americans holds steady, with 57% of Americans approving of the way he is handling the job. This according to the most recent Reuters/Ipsos Core Political survey. When it comes to the top issues Americans are facing, the economy and public […] Read more »
Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting on Turnout and Democratic Vote Margin in 2020
Key Points• While the 2020 presidential election saw a record volume of absentee votes cast, not all states made it equally accessible.• Eased absentee voting rules contributed to higher voter participation rates.• With higher turnout, President Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s state-by-state results in 2016 — […] Read more »
Putting the GOP ‘Civil War’ in Perspective
… Trump will take the stage on Sunday in Orlando at the annual CPAC conference. And, once again, the political conversation will revolve around GOP infighting and the challenge for Republican leaders like Mitch McConnell to put Trump in the rearview mirror. … However, before we declare that the GOP […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Confident in Biden’s Handling of Foreign Policy as Term Begins
President Joe Biden begins his term with a majority of Americans having confidence in his ability to handle international affairs. In a new Pew Research Center survey, 60% of U.S. adults have confidence in Biden on foreign policy – fewer than said the same of Barack Obama as his presidency […] Read more »
Partisan voters claim, ‘We wuz robbed.’ No, they weren’t
… Ironically, neither Republicans nor Democrats understand that they have become little more than mirror opposites of each other, with one party still blaming Russian collusion for their loss and the other crying fraud as the only possible explanation for their defeat. That continuing problem led us, in our most […] Read more »
Of Course Biden Is Running for Re-Election
… The idea of the self-declared single-term president has had a romantic appeal to editorial-page writers (and few others) since well before Biden became the oldest person in history elected to the job. Like many other ideas with romantic appeal, it is disconnected from political reality. Declaring oneself a lame […] Read more »