For Republican voters, the January 6 hearings haven’t so much broken through as seeped in, slowly changing opinions about whether former President Donald Trump should be the GOP nominee in 2024. I conducted dozens of focus groups of Trump 2020 voters in the 17 months between the storming of the […] Read more »
USA Today/Suffolk University Poll: 100 days before the midterms, Americans aren’t happy about their options
Key Points• Democrats lead the congressional ballot 44%-40%, better than an even split in June.• Across every demographic group, most Americans say the country is on the wrong track.• Top issues? Only the economy, abortion and inflation cited by double digits.• At stake in November is the power to pass […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Georgia’s Senate and governor races are tight
After a heated primary season, the stage for the general election is set in races for U.S. Senate and governor in Georgia, and it looks like another nail-biter, according to a new Fox News survey of registered voters. The U.S. Senate race in Georgia is key for determining control of […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Oz supporters lack enthusiasm in Pennsylvania Senate race
Democrats hold the advantage in battleground Pennsylvania, as GOP candidates haven’t closed the sale with Republican voters. In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman holds an 11-point lead over Republican Mehmet Oz, 47%-36%, in a Fox News poll released Thursday. Three percent back independent candidate Everett Stern and 13% […] Read more »
Pulling at Threads That May Unravel the Election Narrative
On paper, the November midterm elections should be a disaster of epic proportions for Democrats. Midterms are bad enough for any party holding the White House. When a party controls both chambers in Congress, it can be particularly treacherous. There’s no effective way to point a finger or shift the […] Read more »
America In Focus: What Happened When 7 Trump Voters and 6 Biden Voters Tried to Find Common Ground
If American democracy is going to thrive again, regular people on the left and right have to find more ways to deal with each other. We have to understand why we disagree rather than merely stew in those disagreements. Some on the left characterize conservatives as fascists and nut jobs; […] Read more »