After the Senate’s failure to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that eight in 10 Americans (78%) say President Trump and his administration should do what they can to make the current health care law work. This includes large […] Read more »
Trump Triangulates
… We’ve seen presidents triangulate before –alienating parts of their own coalition to attract a coalition of more moderate members of the other party. See, Bill Clinton post-1994. But, this is different. Trump has no desire to expand his coalition to include Democrats. This is a zero-sum game for him. […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Nearly seven in 10 judge Congress a failure so far
Here’s a silver lining for President Donald Trump: he’s still more popular than Congress. Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have earned the ire of most Americans, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with nearly seven in 10 (68%) judging the Republican Congress a failure so far […] Read more »
Republicans’ Approval of Congress Drops to New 2017 Low
Despite their party controlling both chambers of Congress, only one in six Republicans (16%) approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest yet in 2017. GOP approval has sharply declined this legislative session as congressional Republicans have struggled to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. CONT. Justin McCarthy, […] Read more »
Why Trump’s Poll Numbers Matter for the 2018 Midterms
In the last 12 hours, CNN and CBS have released polls showing President Trump’s job-approval rating below 40 percent — 38 percent for CNN, and 36 percent for CBS. Here’s why those numbers matter as we get closer to the 2018 midterms: There’s a direct correlation between a president’s approval […] Read more »
Americans are frustrated with Congress
The American public is frustrated that Congress hasn’t gotten much done and Republicans split on whether their party is getting in the way of President Trump’s agenda. Meanwhile, by two to one Americans think Congressional Democrats are doing more to get in the way of Mr. Trump’s agenda, but not […] Read more »