With all eyes on Super Tuesday on March 3, Texas is a critical state in the determination of the Democratic presidential nominee for 2020. To explore the opinions of likely Democratic primary voters in Texas, the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs conducted an online survey to determine […] Read more »
Support for Congressional Incumbents Is Highest Since 2012
Most Americans (59%) say the U.S. representative in their local congressional district deserves to be reelected, and 35% say the same for most members of Congress. Both figures are the highest seen since 2012 and are on the high end of what Gallup has recorded over the past decade. Still, […] Read more »
Targeted District Impeachment Acquittal Poll Results
On behalf of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Public Opinion Strategies conducted a poll of 800 registered voters in 95 Congressional districts, 54 of which are held by Democrats and considered NRCC targets, and 41 of which are held by Republicans and considered Democratic targets. … The following are key […] Read more »
Fast-Forwarding the Political Clock to 2021
This 10-day respite from primaries and caucuses gives us a good time to pause, to look past the Nov. 3 election and consider what may be the questions and topics dominating political discussions by this time next year. Of course, what happens this November will shape the contours of 2022 […] Read more »
Trump Job Approval Steady at 49%
President Donald Trump’s job approval remains elevated at 49% in the latest Gallup poll, the same as in the previous poll and up five points from an early January poll conducted before Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Sanders and the Senate
Key Points • Bernie Sanders may be a poorer fit for the Democrats’ Senate targets than some other Democratic contenders if he wins the nomination. • There are two Senate rating changes this week: Colorado moves from Toss-up to Leans Democratic, while Alabama moves from Leans Republican to Likely Republican. […] Read more »