We’re less than two weeks out from the congressional elections, and suddenly Democrats have discovered that their top issues for the past few months — democracy, abortion and their “historic legislative accomplishments” — are not the top issues for most voters. … Despite the fact that Democrats knew their “recovery” […] Read more »
Harvard Youth Poll: Fall 2022
A national poll released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that 40% of 18-to-29-year-olds state that they will “definitely” vote in the November 8 midterm elections, on track to match or potentially exceed the record-breaking 2018 youth turnout in a midterm election. Young voters prefer […] Read more »
Ipsos Quick Take: The Midterm Elections
It is not an understatement to say that we have all experienced unprecedented change in the last two years. Think of it: waves of hope and grief as the U.S. struggled to get the COVID pandemic under control, historic levels of inflation, the overturn of Roe v. Wade, and with […] Read more »
45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’
Growing numbers of religious and political leaders are embracing the “Christian nationalist” label, and some dispute the idea that the country’s founders wanted a separation of church and state. On the other side of the debate, however, many Americans – including the leaders of many Christian churches – have pushed […] Read more »
Health of Democracy and Rising Costs Are Leading Midterm Voter Concerns
As the midterm elections near, a new national survey released today by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows a society divided between moving toward a more inclusive democracy and turning back the clock to the 1950s, as well as grave concerns about the health of our democracy. PRRI’s comprehensive 13th […] Read more »
Fundamentals Favor Republicans
For much of this cycle, the question has been whether Democrats would be able to defy the traditional midterm fundamentals and make the 2022 election a ‘choice’ instead of a ‘referendum’ on the president and his party. … But, with less than two weeks until Election Day, it looks as […] Read more »