… When Paul Manafort allegedly shared “polling data” with Konstantin V. Kilimnik, a Russian businessman and former military interpreter who the FBI says has “ties to a Russian intelligence service,” many Americans may have shrugged and thought “so what?” To them, polling data is the result of simple surveys that […] Read more »
Robert Mueller met with Trump’s pollster
Special counsel Robert Mueller sought information directly last year from one of Donald Trump’s campaign pollsters who is also a former business associate of Paul Manafort’s. Mueller’s team met with pollster Tony Fabrizio in February 2018, an interview that has not been previously reported and takes on new significance after […] Read more »
POLITICO-Harvard poll: New Congress should fight hate crimes, tackle drug prices
Americans want the new Congress to combat a surge in hate crimes and follow through on longstanding concerns like President Donald Trump’s pledge to lower drug prices, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard poll gauging the public’s priorities for 2019. The poll reflects changing attitudes since the November elections as the […] Read more »
Americans Have Higher Hopes for Prosperity Than Peace in 2019
Americans are generally optimistic about the nation’s employment levels and stock market performance in 2019, even as most are pessimistic about the prospects for political cooperation and world peace. The public is also more negative than positive about the direction of the U.S. crime rate but evenly split in its […] Read more »
A Survey Finds That All Americans Favor Democratic Norms Over Politics—Except in the Case of Voting
The Bright Line Watch team is at it again, exploring the resilience of democratic norms in America, as the Trump Presidency, entering its third year, seems ever more cavalier about them. … This time around, the team has issued a report on a new survey called “Party, Policy, Democracy and […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 say Trump impeded Russia probe
A majority of Americans say they believe President Donald Trump has tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia, though the public is divided on whether he should be removed from office if he’s found to have stymied the probe, according to a new poll by The […] Read more »