In the Supreme Court’s first full term since the arrival of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh shifted it to the right, the justices confronted an unusually potent mix of political and social issues in the middle of both a presidential election year and a public health crisis. Among the decisions that […] Read more »
State polls show clear shift toward Democrats since protests began
The gold standard Iowa Poll released Saturday night showed Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield with major momentum. … While it’s still early and things could change, this Iowa poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., is the latest state survey for either the race for the White House or Senate to […] Read more »
Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield leads Joni Ernst in tight race for U.S. Senate
Fresh off a four-way primary race that drew millions in outside spending, Democrat Theresa Greenfield leads Republican Sen. Joni Ernst by 3 percentage points in Iowa’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. According to the poll, 46% of likely voters say they would […] Read more »
Faced With Crisis and Re-election, Senate Republicans Blame China
… Neil Newhouse, a leading Republican pollster, said that both private and public polling indicated that Americans, regardless of political affiliation, had markedly negative feelings toward China over issues including trade and technology theft. “It becomes an easy punching bag for politicians, both Republicans and Democrats,” he said in an […] Read more »
The Politics of ‘Defund the Police’
Georgia’s Primary, George Floyd’s Funeral, and Congress’ Approach to Police Reform Politics with Amy Walter Read more »
Donald Trump’s iron grip on the GOP: Why Republicans stick with him
… Trump’s standing in nearly all public polls is eroding. He has inflamed racial tensions in the wake of the George Floyd killing. He’s endured unprecedented criticism from former military leaders. Yet Trump’s grip on the Republican Party remains so strong that only a handful of GOP elected officials have […] Read more »