Donald Trump’s chaotic final days in the White House could present President Joe Biden with a historic opportunity to broaden his base of public support and splinter Republican opposition to his agenda. Recent polls have repeatedly found that about three-fourths or more of GOP voters accept Trump’s disproven charges that […] Read more »
Is America ungovernable now? Joe Biden is about to find out.
Joe Biden is now the president, even as a block of roughly 35 to 40 million Republican voters remains convinced that his victory on Nov. 3 was illegitimate, despite his capture of a decisive majority of the popular vote and the Electoral College. … Biden may look battered and worn, […] Read more »
Can Biden deliver on his bipartisan promises?
Newly minted President Biden made a pledge for unity in his inaugural address Wednesday, a stirring speech that reflected his desire to calm the roiling divisions enveloping the country. But the biggest test of whether he’ll be successful is if he’s willing to compromise with sizable Republican minorities, who remain […] Read more »
Who helped Biden get the most votes in history?
On Election Day, Donald Trump won 74 million votes — 11 million more than in 2016. But Joe Biden accomplished a considerably more impressive feat: he attracted 81 million votes, 15 million more than Hillary Clinton did in 2016. Who were the Biden Democrats? An examination of the data reveals […] Read more »
Biden wins wide approval for handling of transition, but persistent GOP skepticism on issues will cloud the opening of his presidency
Two-thirds of Americans approve of President-elect Joe Biden’s handling of the transition ahead of his inauguration Wednesday, but mixed confidence in his leadership on major issues along with President Trump’s hold on the Republican Party present sizable challenges for the early days of the new administration, a Washington Post-ABC News […] Read more »
Americans see democracy under threat
Americans see President-elect Joe Biden taking office amid both the health crisis of the pandemic — and what they decry as a confusing vaccine rollout that is far too slow — then more broadly, they voice deep concern about the health of democracy itself. And it seems too facile to […] Read more »