There are dilemmas and then there are real dilemmas. On health care, Republicans are in a real dilemma. Congressional Republicans promised their base a million times that they would repeal and replace the much-despised (by the GOP base) Affordable Care Act. No ambiguity whatsoever. In the House, they voted over […] Read more »
For GOP, Health Care Bill Looks Riskier by the Day
The new Republican National Committee web video “Where’s Their Plan?” purports to place the onus for the nation’s health care crisis on Democrats, but instead shows how far off base the RNC is in understanding how the issue is likely to play next year if the party can’t pass a […] Read more »
Partisan Rancor at Fever Pitch in Washington, D.C.
Most Americans believe civility has deteriorated in Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump was elected. Seven in ten residents, 70%, think the tone between Republicans and Democrats has gotten worse. … With the exception of the Intelligence Community such as the CIA and the FBI, 60%, and the courts, 60%, […] Read more »
How Americans see civility and trust in today’s politics
Most Americans believe civility is getting worse since President Trump was elected, according to a new poll. Judy Woodruff talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections about the results of the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, the president’s continued attacks against the media and the continuing […] Read more »
Americans Say Civility Has Worsened Under Trump; Trust In Institutions Down
As Americans prepare to celebrate the country’s 241st birthday, they believe the overall tone and level of civility between Democrats and Republicans in the nation’s capital has gotten worse since the election of President Trump last year, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. The same survey also shows distrust of […] Read more »
Trump is neither feared nor loved
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote that a ruler should seek to be both loved and feared — but if a prince must choose one, he should opt for fear. President Trump has managed the opposite: Among Republicans in Congress, he is neither loved nor feared. Instead, at least when it comes to […] Read more »