In the rising congressional impeachment debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi occupies the hottest seat. Some think she’s burning herself. … “Pelosi’s arguments against initiating impeachment are so obviously weak,” Susan Hennessey, executive editor of the online journal Lawfare, tweeted. “This is starting to feel more like House Dems actually just […] Read more »
Evolution: The change in the Roper Center’s acquisition policy
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research recently announced a change in its acquisition policy to include online non-probability based samples. The change aims to increase transparency. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we speak with Gary Langer, President of Langer Research Associates, who serves as the Roper Board’s […] Read more »
How Abortion Could Threaten GOP Control of the Senate
Sometimes party control of a legislative chamber shouldn’t logically be in danger given the political fundamentals. But circumstances can and do change. … There was a time when the decisions to set up court tests of abortion laws were made carefully by antiabortion lawyers and strategists on the national level, […] Read more »
Congressional Approval Steady at 20%
Americans’ approval of Congress remains at 20% for the second consecutive month, having declined after hitting a two-year high point of 26% in March. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Notes on the State of the Senate
Republicans have to defend 22 Senate seats this cycle to the Democrats’ 12, yet the GOP remains favored to hold the chamber in large part because so many of the seats they are defending are in states that seem certain to vote Republican for president, and strongly so. Of the […] Read more »
Americans say administration should cooperate with congressional investigations
A majority of Americans feels they have heard enough about the Mueller report, while over one-third wants to hear more. More than half of Americans want congressional Democrats to drop the Russia matter and move on to other issues, but partisan divides on this have grown since March, and a […] Read more »