Joe Biden’s unexpectedly rapid consolidation of the Democratic presidential nomination has upended calculations in both parties about the U.S. Senate landscape, with Democrats hopeful that Biden can actively help with close races and Republicans increasingly nervous about losing their 53-47 majority. … The former vice president’s emergence is part of […] Read more »
Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him
President Trump’s erratic handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the worsening economy and a cascade of ominous public and private polling have Republicans increasingly nervous that they are at risk of losing the presidency and the Senate if Mr. Trump does not put the nation on a radically improved course. … […] Read more »
State and Local Government More Trusted Than Trump
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,035 registered voters conducted April 21-April 24, 2020. • State and local governments remain more trusted than Trump, as his job approval continues to fall.• The majority still believes the worst is yet to come […] Read more »
Bipartisan Support for Expanded Vote By Mail in November
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,010 registered voters conducted April 20-April 23, 2020. • Trump’s approval rating on handling the coronavirus pandemic remains negative and tracks with Americans hearing more negative things about his handling of the crisis.• Most Americans […] Read more »
Americans prioritize staying home and worry restrictions will lift too fast
Health concerns still take precedence over economic concerns by a wide margin for Americans in their views on when to re-open the economy — both in what they want for the nation, and in what they’d do themselves. Many say they need to be confident the outbreak is over before […] Read more »
Americans Trust Governors Most Among Economic Players
More than two in three Americans (68%) say they have “a great deal” or a “fair amount” of confidence in their state’s governor to make the right economic recommendations — a higher level of confidence than they have for federal leaders, including President Donald Trump (47%) as well as Republican […] Read more »