… When it comes to elections—and the politics of the nation as a whole—there is, of course, a center. Look at polling. Look at the “progressive” ideas discussed or supported by Biden—from protecting the climate to providing child care, from better health care to fairer taxation, from gun control to […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters split on congressional election
Are Democrats or Republicans better positioned to address voter concerns in this year’s congressional elections? Depends on the issue. A Fox News national survey asks voters which party would do a better job on 14 issues. Voters split the list between Democrats and Republicans. They believe Democrats can better handle […] Read more »
NBC News Poll: ‘Downhill,’ ‘divisive’: Americans sour on nation’s direction
Overwhelming majorities of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, that their household income is falling behind the cost of living, that political polarization will only continue and that there’s a real threat to the nation’s democracy and majority rule. What’s more, the nation’s top politicians and […] Read more »
Democrats still back Biden, but evidence of unease among moderates
Democrats still overwhelmingly approve of President Biden’s overall job performance, but approval among members of his own party has slipped some over the year of his term — from a high of 94% at the beginning in February to 81% today. The decline is most pronounced among the more moderate […] Read more »
Biden as a New F.D.R.? Try L.B.J.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. was supposed to be another Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democratic president who enacted transformative liberal legislation and in doing so built a lasting political coalition. … The decision to prioritize the goals of his party’s activist base over the issues prioritized by voters is more reminiscent […] Read more »
Can Biden Turn His Poll Decline Around?
After one year in office and his rehearsed and scripted reset press conference, will President Biden find a political bottom and turn his public opinion decline around? This is the fundamental question for the Biden Democrats for 2022. They have hardened and unanimously united the Republican base against them. They […] Read more »