… From our vantage point, the data plot line that is the most meaningful for Democrats, as we look ahead to big races in 2021 and the 2022 midterms, is the 6-point increase in independent affiliation from just a few months ago at the end of 2020. Today, 44 percent […] Read more »
Biden pollster urges blunt tax talk
The top pollster for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is advising the White House to do something that often makes Democrats nervous: Talk loudly and proudly about raising taxes on the rich. Why it matters: John Anzalone tells Axios his extensive polling and research has found that few issues receive broader […] Read more »
Red states are vaccinating at a lower rate than blue states
One of the biggest obstacles in America’s race to vaccinate against the coronavirus has been that substantial proportions of certain groups choose not to vaccinate. The polling has suggested all along that Republicans would be less likely to get vaccinations than Democrats — and this is now being seen in […] Read more »
A Fight Over Taxes Could Heal The Rift Between Business And The GOP
… It is understandable why many leaders in the business community and “legacy” Republican Party—the one that supported internationalism and free trade, not populism and protectionism—are growing concerned with today’s GOP. Not only has the party largely abandoned the libertarian principles that once helped those companies’ bottom lines, but it […] Read more »
The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base
With their opposition to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, Republicans are doubling down on a core bet they’ve made for his presidency: that the GOP can maintain support among its key constituencies while fighting programs that would provide those voters with tangible economic assistance. Last month, every House and Senate […] Read more »
Did Scandal Cost North Carolina Democrats a Senate Seat?
Key Points• In North Carolina’s hotly contested Senate race last year, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) narrowly won reelection against a scandal-plagued opponent, former state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D-NC).• Had Cunningham’s candidacy not been weighed down by a personal affair, he may have still lost. Indeed, a Tillis win was consistent […] Read more »