President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. “Biden will destroy your neighborhood and your American Dream. I will preserve it, and […] Read more »
Jason Stanley on the ‘ten pillars of fascist politics’ and media coverage of federal forces in Portland, Oregon
Yale University professor Jason Stanley, author of “How Fascism Works,” says he sees a fascist social and political movement taking hold in America’s democracy. In this conversation with Brian Stelter, Stanley says the Trump administration is “manufacturing dissent” by sending federal forces to Portland, Oregon and other cities. Stanley calls […] Read more »
Down In The Polls, Trump Pitches Fear: ‘They Want To Destroy Our Suburbs’
President Trump has a message for suburban voters. And it’s not a subtle one. “They want to destroy our suburbs,” Trump recently warned in a call with supporters. “People have worked all their lives to get into a community, and now they’re going to watch it go to hell,” he […] Read more »
Most Americans Say Policing Needs ‘Major Changes’
In the wake of widespread protests sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a majority of Americans (58%) say major changes are needed to make policing better. An additional 36% say minor changes are needed, while 6% say no changes are needed. CONT. Steve Crabtree, Gallup Read more »
63% support Black Lives Matter as recognition of discrimination jumps
Sixty-three percent of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement and a record 69% — the most by far in 32 years of polling — say Black people and other minorities are denied equal treatment in the criminal justice system, two of several signs of deep changes in public attitudes […] Read more »
Biden leads by double digits as coronavirus takes a toll on the president
President Trump faces a significant challenge in his bid to win reelection in November, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally and the president’s approval ratings crumbling amid a spreading coronavirus pandemic and a weakened economy, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey portrays […] Read more »