… Schools have long been a top issue in gubernatorial campaigns. And education has frequently been the battlefield of American culture wars, from war protests to classroom prayer. But thanks to frustration over pandemic school closings, a national push by conservatives to resist a wave of race-focused curriculum changes and […] Read more »
Can Democrats Get Surge Voters To Show Up in 2022?
… For the last 12 years, two people — Barack Obama and Donald Trump — have been the animating forces engaging Democratic voters; one motivated with hope, the other fear. But, they can’t rely on them for much longer. Instead, Democrats need to show their most loyal voters that they’ve […] Read more »
1 in 4 Asian Americans recently feared their household being targeted
Attacks on Asian Americans have been a reality since always. But given the talk of the “source” of the pandemic and the attacks on Asian women in Georgia, one out of four say they fear violence. Leila Fadel, NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new […] Read more »
Democrats Can’t Just Give the People What They Want
Over the 20-year period from 1970 to 1990, white people, especially those without college degrees, defected en masse from the Democratic Party. In those years, the percentage of white working-class voters who identified with the Democratic Party fell to 40 percent from 60, Lane Kenworthy, a sociologist at the University […] Read more »
‘Frustration is at an all-time high’: Behind Biden’s falling poll numbers
… After an initial burst of support, Biden has seen his approval ratings fall significantly in recent months. A Washington Post average of polls since the start of September shows 44 percent of Americans approve of Biden’s job approval, while 49 percent disapprove. And polls suggest support for Biden has […] Read more »
U.S. Approval of Interracial Marriage at New High of 94%
Ninety-four percent of U.S. adults now approve of marriages between Black people and White people, up from 87% in the prior reading from 2013. The current figure marks a new high in Gallup’s trend, which spans more than six decades. Just 4% approved when Gallup first asked the question in […] Read more »