President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis shook Republicans like an earthquake. Then came the troubling aftershocks. … After months in which Trump and others in his party questioned the danger of the virus and refused to take precautions such as wearing masks, the Republican Party is now coming face to face with […] Read more »
GOP faces reckoning over Trump’s virus strategy, diagnosis
President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was a moment of reckoning for his Republican Party, whose leaders largely adopted his strategy of playing down the disease but are now confronted with a stark political nightmare a month from Election Day. … “It’s challenging,” said Glen Bolger, a Republican pollster active in […] Read more »
New High Favors One-Party Control of Federal Government
A new high of 41% of U.S. adults say it is better to have a president and Congress from the same political party. Twenty-three percent would rather have one party control the presidency and the other control Congress, while 32% say it makes no difference to them. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
50-State COVID-19 Survey: Public support for a fifth COVID-19 relief package
… We surveyed 20,315 respondents between September 4-27, 2020 on attitudes regarding the next COVID-19 relief bill. We asked respondents if they supported such a bill, as well as the types of relief they believed it should include. We also probed whether or not they had received the $300-$400 supplemental […] Read more »
How Trump Voters View His Position on Pre-existing Conditions
… Joe Biden and Democratic candidates for Congress are campaigning heavily on the issue, arguing that another term of a Trump presidency would mean a rollback of insurance protections that are extremely popular. Mr. Biden pressed the issue at Tuesday night’s presidential debate, saying “there’s 100 million people that have […] Read more »
Biden Lead Looks Firmer as Midwest Moves His Way
Key Points• With the first debate now in the books, we have close to 20 rating changes across the Electoral College, Senate, and House.• Joe Biden is now over 270 electoral votes in our ratings as we move several Midwestern states in his favor.• Changes in the battle for Congress […] Read more »