This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,035 registered voters conducted April 21-April 24, 2020. • State and local governments remain more trusted than Trump, as his job approval continues to fall.• The majority still believes the worst is yet to come […] Read more »
Just don’t call them stupid, please …
… The 2020 election will pivot more on turnout than prior elections because of the complexities of process. It is therefore imperative that Democrats mobilize our vote but also that we avoid helping Trump and his allies mobilize theirs. Whenever we act like the party of elites – individually as […] Read more »
Americans More Worried About Health Than Economy, Oppose Socialism
The first wave of findings from our just completed national survey of 1,000 likely voters (+/- 3.1% at 95% C.I. taken between April 16 and 20), show more fully the dramatic extent of the unprecedented change in American voter public opinion due to the coronavirus great pandemic. Coronavirus health concerns […] Read more »
The Voters Trump Needs Most Right Now
As the two parties offer dueling interpretations of Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, new polling suggests that the pandemic’s ultimate political consequences may be determined by the substantial group of voters who accept the central premise of each side’s case. The principal line of attack from Democrats, amplified […] Read more »
Americans Trust Governors Most Among Economic Players
More than two in three Americans (68%) say they have “a great deal” or a “fair amount” of confidence in their state’s governor to make the right economic recommendations — a higher level of confidence than they have for federal leaders, including President Donald Trump (47%) as well as Republican […] Read more »
The Senate: Watch the Top of the Ticket
Key Points• Incumbent senators almost never lose reelection in presidential years when their party’s presidential candidate wins their state.• Democrats need to net four seats to win an outright majority in the Senate and three seats to tie it. In the case of a Senate tie, the vice president casts […] Read more »