This election really is about Donald Trump. Roughly two-thirds of voters say President Trump is a factor (either major or minor) in their vote in this year’s midterms, far more than said so in 2014 about then-President Barack Obama, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. … Democrats rated health […] Read more »
Conflicting trends and no ‘neat package’ for the midterms
According to Thursday’s USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, a majority of midterm voters say they would prefer electing a Democrat for Congress (51 percent to 43 percent). A majority of voters also believe if Democrats win control of the House they will impeach President Trump (54 percent to 32 percent). And […] Read more »
Democrats lead in battleground districts that will determine control of U.S. House
The Cook Political Report-LSU Manship School poll, a national survey with an oversample of voters in the most competitive U.S. House districts, goes beyond tracking the lead in the vote for Congress to offer insights into what underlies the election. Democrats lead in the battleground districts that will decide control […] Read more »
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 51 percent to 45 percent in the Texas race for the U.S. Senate, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Libertarian Neal Dikeman was the choice of 2 percent of likely voters and another 2 percent said they would vote for […] Read more »
More Latinos Have Serious Concerns About Their Place in America Under Trump
Half of Latinos say their situation in the U.S. has worsened over the past year, up from 32% in the weeks after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election and the highest level since the Great Recession. In addition, more say they have serious concerns about their place in American […] Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk Poll: There is a ‘Kavanaugh effect,’ and it boosts Democrats more than the GOP in midterms
Brett Kavanaugh now sits on the Supreme Court, but the contentious battle over his nomination continues to reverberate in the run-up to next month’s midterm elections. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds that more than six in 10 likely voters say Kavanaugh’s confirmation after facing allegations of sexual assault […] Read more »