Social pressures. Bullies. Academics. These are all things generations of American children have had to worry about. Today, their parents tell us, there’s another worry weighing on most of them, too: the prospect of gun violence. It’s increasingly on parents’ minds, as well; concern among America’s parents now is even […] Read more »
Record Party Gap on Environment-Economic Growth Tradeoff
Though Democrats and Republicans have long come down on different sides when considering the tradeoffs between economic growth and environmental protection, the gap between the parties has never been larger. Seventy-eight percent of Democrats, compared with 20% of Republicans, now believe environmental protection should be given the higher priority. CONTINUED […] Read more »
How the Other Half Votes: The Southwest
Key Points• We’re continuing our series of looking at how the most vote-rich counties in a state vote versus those that make up the rest of the state by moving to the Southwest.• The region contains the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, both of which are dominated by […] Read more »
Gun debate is ‘another issue’ where the GOP may be ‘out of step with public’
The GOP’s response to gun violence shows how “out of step with public opinion” the party is as stricter gun reform measures are implemented across the states, Chuck Todd says on Meet the Press NOW. Meet the Press NOW The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll […] Read more »
Biden’s polling numbers should not be this low
President Biden remains the overwhelming favorite to be the Democrats’ nominee for 2024. He has no serious challengers and looks likely to announce his own bid soon. His job approval with Democrats hovers in the low 80s in recent polls. Presidents with this type of support from their own party […] Read more »
Why Republicans are in trouble: Trump and the abortion issue aren’t going away
Donald Trump is now in a stronger position to win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination than he has been in months as his party rallies around him following his indictment by a New York grand jury on business fraud charges. But actual results on the ground continue to suggest that […] Read more »