While President Donald Trump remains hugely unpopular in California, voters here are not of one mind when it comes to what Congress should do with regard to his possible impeachment. While 35% of the state’s registered voters believe Congress should begin impeachment proceedings, 30% support continuing their investigations without starting […] Read more »
Senate 2020: The Primary Challengers
Key Points• The postwar renomination rate for Senate incumbents is 96%. That’s a little bit lower than the rate in the House.• However, no senators have lost renomination in 13 of the last 19 elections. So recent history does not necessarily suggest that there will be even a single Senate […] Read more »
Democratic voters are channeling Mick Jagger
“I can’t get no satisfaction,” sang Mick Jagger. Apparently, neither can the majority of the country’s voters. So says our latest Winning the Issues survey, conducted May 31-June 1. “Are you satisfied or not satisfied with what the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives has done so far?” That […] Read more »
Pelosi’s Agenda Is Popular — Much More So Than Impeaching Trump
… Pelosi has outlined an agenda of nine signature bills. Democrats have approved six of them. And Pelosi’s agenda, unlike impeachment, is popular with the public; it unites congressional Democrats and to some extent divides congressional Republicans. And these bills, as opposed to impeaching Trump, align well with what appears […] Read more »
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the top political news stories, including the latest Iowa poll numbers on 2020 Democratic candidates, potential “warning signs” for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and another round of Mueller report hearings on Capitol Hill, […] Read more »
Support For Impeachment Hearings Grows, But Americans Split On Way Forward
There is a growing desire for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Trump, but Americans are still split overall on what to do after the release of the Mueller report, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. A slim majority of Americans (52%) want one of the following: to begin impeachment proceedings […] Read more »