With the Electoral College poised to elect Joe Biden on Monday, a sizable 62% majority of the nation’s voters feel the election is “over and settled” and it’s “time to move on.” Large majorities feel their own votes were counted correctly, and a majority acknowledge Mr. Biden as the “legitimate […] Read more »
Trump made big in-roads in Hispanic areas across the nation
One of the most notable early results on Election Night came from Florida’s heavily Hispanic Miami-Dade county. President Donald Trump lost it to President-elect Joe Biden by just 7 points, after losing it by 29 points in 2016. A big question was whether Trump’s improvement in Miami-Dade would be replicated […] Read more »
Infrastructure Action Should Be a No-Brainer
… I’ve been writing about the American public’s views on infrastructure for years now. The main point: Doing something about infrastructure should be a no-brainer. This is one of relatively few policy areas for which there is strong public support from all Americans, regardless of political identity. As I said […] Read more »
What Does a Trump-less GOP Look Like?
The election sent mixed messages to GOP politicians. On the one hand, Pres. Donald Trump lost re-election, proving that his divisive, all-base-all-the-time approach to governing flopped. On the other hand, GOP members of Congress who sit in red/pink states, including many who have mimicked or praised this same style, easily […] Read more »
Race War
The presidential campaign of 2020 ended in a race war between the Democratic and Republican Parties, focused on America’s history of white supremacy, the demand for racial justice, and fear of who will now lead the country at such a moment. This was a war of choice for Donald Trump […] Read more »
Despite Electoral Defeat, Americans’ Views of Trump Are Unchanged
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election and his refusal to concede, Americans’ views of the president have not shifted meaningfully. Less than four in ten Americans (37%) hold favorable views of Trump, while 62% hold unfavorable views of him, including a 44% plurality […] Read more »