Americans’ approval of Congress averaged 19% in 2017, a slight uptick from readings in recent years, but still among the lowest historically. This year’s average rating marks the eighth consecutive year in which less than 20% of Americans have approved of Congress. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.S. House Elections
There is a growing sense among political observers that the United States may be heading toward a wave election in 2018. … Despite these signs of an impending Democratic wave, however, many political experts believe that the way House district lines in many key states were drawn by Republicans prior […] Read more »
The Politics of Global Warming Beliefs
Seven in ten registered voters (72%) think global warming is happening. This includes nearly all liberal Democrats (97%; six percentage points higher than in our first survey in 2008), about nine in ten moderate/conservative Democrats (89%; eight points higher than in 2008), and a majority of liberal/moderate Republicans (63%). In […] Read more »
Democrats see road map for 2018 in huge turnout among black voters in Alabama
… The Alabama race, like last month’s elections in Virginia, saw Democrats outperform expectations and polling thanks to a surge of nonwhite voters. A year that began with hand-wringing over President Trump’s victory ended with routs and upsets powered by the party’s most loyal supporters. Democrats in Alabama and elsewhere […] Read more »
2018 looks like a Democratic wave
Republican Roy Moore was the most important reason that Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s U.S. Senate election on Tuesday. Moore was simply an atrocious candidate. This can be seen clearly in exit poll results showing that only 41 percent of voters in this Republican stronghold had a favorable opinion of […] Read more »
White House Takes Aim at Polling, Media in Tax Talking Points
The White House plans to take aim at polls it believes are manipulating public opinion of the GOP tax bill, according to talking points obtained by Roll Call. The list — which largely includes broad summary points Republican leaders have long cited to support their tax legislation — also attacks […] Read more »