How a bad response to a weather disaster can ruin a political career

The tragic situation in Texas following this week’s historic cold snap and power outages has people pointing fingers. Perhaps the ire has been pointed toward no one more than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who left the state for Cancun, Mexico. It’s obviously too early to know what if any political […] Read more »

Republicans Struggle to Derail Increasingly Popular Stimulus Package

Republicans are struggling to persuade voters to oppose President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan, which enjoys strong, bipartisan support nationwide even as it is moving through Congress with just Democratic backing. … More than 7 in 10 Americans now back Mr. Biden’s aid package, according to new polling from […] Read more »

A look at the future of the Republican Party

On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, former President Donald Trump has been acquitted of impeachment charges. What does that mean for the future of the GOP? Will Trump remain the party’s standard bearer, or will Republicans map out a new course? We discuss. Then, new CDC guidelines are out […] Read more »

Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccination Among Black Women And Men

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on people of color, and previous KFF analysis of federal, state and local data has found that people of color, particularly Black people, are experiencing a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. This burden is reflected in survey data, as large […] Read more »

The troubling political dimension of the coronavirus in California

Perhaps one of the greatest challenges now facing the state’s public health community is that Californians’ views about the pandemic have become highly politicized. According to the latest Berkeley IGS Poll, Republican voters are less concerned about getting the virus themselves, worry less about people not wearing masks or maintaining […] Read more »