Episode 1 of our new web series The Brief, with Markos Moulitsas. … This week’s guest on The Brief is Political Director David Nir, who answers questions about the US Senate, and our chances of forcing Mitch McConnell and his Republican Party to the minority. The Brief, with Markos Moulitsas Read more »
Health Institutions Still Rated Best for COVID-19 Response
When it comes to handling the COVID-19 crisis, Americans continue to give their highest approval ratings to healthcare providers and medical experts. Most (78%) continue to approve of their state government’s handling of the crisis, but Americans give much lower ratings on handling the crisis to nationally elected officials such […] Read more »
Trump Approval Underwater, But Economic Rating Mixed
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,004 registered voters conducted April 24-April 29, 2020 and a national survey of 1,008 registered voters conducted April 27-April 30, 2020. • Americans are mixed on Trump’s ability to handle an economic recovery, but most […] Read more »
The Senate: Looking Beyond the “Core Four”
Key Points• The focus on the evenly-matched battle for the Senate has in some ways narrowed to four GOP-held seats: Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and North Carolina.• Practically speaking, Democrats probably have to win all four, and the White House, to win the Senate.• However, the map may be expanding. Democrats’ […] Read more »
Congressional Democrats now more trusted than Trump to handle the pandemic
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,012 registered voters conducted April 23-April 28, 2020 and a combined dataset of 9,433 registered voters conducted March 20-April 27, 2020. • As Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater, governors maintain high ratings.• The public continues […] Read more »
Republicans are relying on the Affordable Care Act to respond to the pandemic
For more than a decade, the Affordable Care Act has been the Republican Party’s nemesis. … But the coronavirus pandemic’s fast-moving destruction has pushed Republicans to rely on Barack Obama’s signature law to respond to the crisis, even taking action to strengthen it. … Our research shows that this about-face […] Read more »