On behalf of the American Federation of Teachers and the Voter Participation Center, Democracy Corps conducted online dial meter research during the June Democratic Presidential debates among almost 200 registered voters nationally. All but three of the 20 candidates on stage increased their net favorabilty among those surveyed and Democrats […] Read more »
What we know after the first Democratic debate
In the wake of the first Democratic debates, polling anarchy has erupted. There have been six post-debate surveys. Three place support for Joe Biden, the putative leader of the pack, in the low 20s with other candidates nipping at his heels. Three others put him at 30 percent or above, […] Read more »
About 1 in 8 voters say Trump acts in an unpresidential way — and also approve of his presidency
In the annals of dark clouds with silver linings, not many examples are as stark as the results for President Trump of a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released over the weekend. The dark cloud is that, with his reelection campaign having just swung into full gear, Trump is still […] Read more »
Biden, Harris, Busing, Compromise and Public Opinion
The most significant storyline coming out of the June 27/28 Democratic primary debates was Sen. Kamala Harris’ attack on front-runner Joe Biden’s opposition to school busing in the 1970s, while he was serving as U.S. senator from Delaware. … I find at least nine different times during the 1970s when […] Read more »
Warren and Harris Rise in Democratic Primary, Challenging Male Front-Runners
When Beth Krerowicz began reviewing the platoon of Democratic presidential candidates, her first instinct was to back Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom she saw as the strongest opponent to President Trump. But recently, Ms. Krerowicz, 58, began to have second thoughts. … Ms. Krerowicz, an executive assistant who is between […] Read more »
Aided by a strong economy, Trump approval rises, but a majority also see him as ‘unpresidential’
Aided by a strong economy and perceptions that he has dealt with it effectively, President Trump’s approval rating has risen to the highest point of his presidency, though a slight majority of Americans continue to say they disapprove of his performance in office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. […] Read more »