The two most monumental events of the last year in the US were the election of Joe Biden to the presidency and the introduction of Covid-19 vaccines. Yet there are those who falsely believe Biden won only because of fraud or that they shouldn’t get a vaccine. Having either belief […] Read more »
Why Married Men Might Be an Overlooked but Crucial Voting Bloc
… If both men and married people lean to the right, one would expect married men to be an extremely reliable Republican constituency. That is why it has been so surprising that recent analyses of the 2020 election show that in the past five years, married men, though still more […] Read more »
Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens
… What began as “vaccine hesitancy” has morphed into outright vaccine hostility, as conservatives increasingly attack the White House’s coronavirus message, mischaracterize its vaccination campaign and, more and more, vow to skip the shots altogether. The notion that the vaccine drive is pointless or harmful — or perhaps even a […] Read more »
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
A few weeks ago, I suggested in this column that independent voters would decide when Joe Biden’s honeymoon is over. Well, Independents’ Day has arrived. While the president’s support from his Democratic base remains strong enough to offset Republican opposition, several recent polls have seen his job approval rating begin […] Read more »
‘Lean Into It. Lean Into the Culture War.’
Should responsibility for the rampant polarization that characterizes American politics today be laid at the feet of liberals or conservatives? … Recently two columnists who are hardly sympathetic to Trump or Trumpism — far from it — raised questions about whether the right or the left deserves blame or responsibility […] Read more »
Trump still dominates 2024 field, DeSantis surges into 2nd
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates recently completed a nationwide survey of n=800 known registered Republicans or voters who affiliate as Republicans. In this survey, as we found in our February survey, former President Trump remains the clear top choice to be the Republican nominee for President in 2024. The only significant […] Read more »