As Republican leaders push forward to repeal and replace Obamacare, most Americans would prefer a public discussion take place in the Senate, feeling they don’t have a good understanding of what the plans would do. From what they do know, or anticipate, by two to one, more believe the plans […] Read more »
Americans say U.S. political debate is increasingly uncivil
Members of Congress are getting positive ratings for the way they responded to the shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, last week. President Trump gets slightly lower — though still net positive — evaluations for his response to the attack, partly because Democrats are less likely to approve of his handling than […] Read more »
Why The Georgia Special Election Matters
The “takes” you’ll read about the special election in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday night are probably going to be dumb. A close outcome in either direction would be consistent with what we know about the political environment. So if either Democrat Jon Ossoff or Republican Karen Handel wins […] Read more »
Why Georgia’s Special Election Could Be a Big Deal. Or Not.
This week’s special election in Georgia could be an outlier to the 2018 House elections. Or it could be an indicator of what’s to come. Chuck Todd, NBC News Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texas voters grade state’s top elected officials
… Gov. Greg Abbott remains the highest rated of the state’s high officials, with 45 percent of voters saying they approve his job performance and 38 saying they disapprove. … The most popular U.S. senator from Texas is Ted Cruz, with 38 percent of Texas voters saying they approve of […] Read more »
Running to Stand Still
… Given that President Trump was once a reality show star, I guess it isn’t all that strange that Washington feels more and more like a reality show every day. There’s lots of drama (“are they going to break up/get together?”), breathless speculation (“who will get kicked off the island?”) […] Read more »