Our first CNN/SSRS poll since the insurrection of the Capitol contains mostly bad news for Republican President Donald Trump. His approval rating (34%) is the lowest CNN’s ever recorded, and most Americans want Trump removed from office immediately. But a look underneath the hood finds that Trump’s influence on the […] Read more »
Americans see democracy under threat
Americans see President-elect Joe Biden taking office amid both the health crisis of the pandemic — and what they decry as a confusing vaccine rollout that is far too slow — then more broadly, they voice deep concern about the health of democracy itself. And it seems too facile to […] Read more »
Republican Party favorability dips as most want party to move on from Trump
The Republican Party will begin its time as the minority party in Washington unpopular with a public ready to move on from President Donald Trump, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. The poll also finds that the most high-profile elected Republican who will remain in office after […] Read more »
Trump’s approval rating reaches new low as term ends
President Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with more Americans than ever in support of removing him from office. A majority, 54%, say Trump ought to be removed from office before January 20 because […] Read more »
Trump approval remains stable, with Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence
Donald Trump is the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice — this time for his role in inciting a deadly assault on the Capitol by his supporters — but he is still poised to leave office with a job approval rating that is fairly typical of his […] Read more »
The Trump-fueled riot shocked America. To some, it was a long time coming.
To countless scholars, advocates and political actors, the violent mob that stormed the halls of Congress on Jan. 6 was not exactly surprising. To some, it wasn’t a matter of whether a mob inspired by Donald Trump would kick down the doors of the Capitol, but when. “This situation, in […] Read more »