… In 1990, only 16 percent of respondents to the University of Chicago’s General Social Survey favored the legalization of marijuana. By 2018, the most recent year with available data, the share of supporters had risen to 61 percent. The rate of increase was even higher among Democrats: from 17 […] Read more »
Texas: Abbott Edges O’Rourke in Governor’s Race
In the Texas governor’s race, Republican incumbent Governor Greg Abbott has a 4-point edge over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke among registered voters statewide. However, Abbott’s advantage over O’Rourke doubles to 8 points among those who say they definitely plan to vote. Four points separate Abbott (49%) and O’Rourke (45%) in […] Read more »
The central tension driving the 2022 election
The choice for voters in the 2022 campaign has sharpened to the point where it can be condensed to a single phrase: Your money or your rights? Most voters continue to express strikingly negative views on President Joe Biden’s management of the economy, and for that matter, his handling of […] Read more »
Colorado: Bennet Leads O’Dea in Senate Race
In the race for U.S. Senate in Colorado, Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet has a 7-point advantage over his Republican challenger Joe O’Dea among registered voters statewide. Bennet enjoys a comparable lead among those who say they definitely plan to vote. In Colorado’s gubernatorial contest, Democratic incumbent Jared Polis outpaces Republican […] Read more »
Biden is unpopular, but Democrats lead 2022 polls. What gives?
Joe Biden is underwater: 45 percent of voters approve of his job performance as president while 52 percent disapprove, adding up to a net approval rating of negative seven percentage points. Yet Biden isn’t sinking Democratic congressional candidates — they lead Republicans in national House polls by one point. These […] Read more »
Why the GOP can’t count on Joe Biden’s low ratings to sink Democrats
We are now under a month until Election Day, and you can feel the midterm campaign really taking hold. From Herschel Walker generating headlines for his troubles in Georgia to the Senate GOP campaign arm cutting bait in New Hampshire, we’re getting down to crunch time. All of this is […] Read more »