The 2018 midterm elections are a mere 557 days away, and Democrats are feeling quite confident. There are many reasons to think that we could be headed for a sweep to rival what they accomplished in 2006 when they took back both houses of Congress. But at least one Democratic […] Read more »
Expectations plummet for health care overhaul
Three months ago, just before Donald Trump took office, about half of Americans said it was very likely that the new President, armed with a Republican majority in both houses of Congress, would repeal and replace the law known as Obamacare. Now, after multiple unsuccessful efforts to fulfill that campaign […] Read more »
First 100 Days Have Not Changed Voter Preference for Control of Congress
The April NBC/WSJ survey finds voters prefer a Democrat controlled Congress to a Republican controlled Congress by a margin of 47% to 43%. That’s no different than where we left off in late October 2016 when all registered voters preferred Democrat over GOP control of Congress by 46% to 44%. […] Read more »
Voters who supported Trump in last year’s election have few regrets
Voters who supported President Donald Trump in last year’s election have few regrets as Trump enters his 100th day in office this weekend, although his support is not uniformly firm. A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these […] Read more »
Partisans embrace damning accusations about Trump helping Russians, Obama spying on Trump
Sizable minorities of Americans think that President Trump’s campaign colluded with the Russians to help him win the 2016 election and that President Barack Obama spied on the Trump campaign, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Views of both claims being investigated by Congress are colored dramatically by […] Read more »
More Americans think Trump will increase their taxes, rather than decrease them
More Americans think Donald Trump will increase their taxes rather than decrease them – though Democrats are most likely to say this. Fifty-three percent of Americans want Donald Trump and Congress to move on to other issues rather than try to pass another health care bill. CONT. CBS News Read more »