Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, a Washington Post-KFF poll finds, offering political jet fuel for Republicans in statehouses and Congress who are pushing measures restricting curriculum, sports participation and medical care. … Still, as the country engages in a national debate over public policy around gender […] Read more »
There’s a toxic brew of mistrust toward U.S. institutions. It’s got real consequences
… Partisanship and polarization have been on the rise over the last 30 years. There are fewer competitive House districts, largely drawn by Republicans, which has meant more ideological purity in Congress and more hard-line, and, at times, ugly, in-your-face politics. It’s all mixed together to make for a toxic […] Read more »
Can Biden Win Over the ‘Meh’ Voters Again in 2024?
For the first time in memory, low approval ratings of a sitting president didn’t cause a disaster for his party in a midterm election. Many Democratic candidates in 2022 succeeded in winning over voters who “somewhat” disapproved of Biden — a group I dubbed last fall as the ‘meh’ voters. […] Read more »
More green investment hasn’t softened red resistance on climate
Even as billions of dollars in new clean energy investments surge into Republican leaning communities around the country, state and federal GOP officials are hardening their resistance to efforts to reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels. That stark contrast has dashed a central hope and expectation among environmentalists: the […] Read more »
How the Other Half Votes: Manchin and Tester’s Challenge
Key Points• Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are outliers in Congress — no other Senate or House member holds a state/district that is more hostile to his or her party at the presidential level than this pair.• Montana and especially West Virginia are deeply Republican at the […] Read more »
CBS News poll on debt ceiling shows large majority support raising limit to avoid default
As Congress negotiates on federal spending with a possible debt limit crisis looming, 70% of Americans support raising the debt ceiling, if it means the U.S. would default without doing so. These figures are roughly the same as they were this past winter. It comes as ratings of the national […] Read more »