Concerns about crime and gun violence have surged to the top of issues that worry Americans, a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, but attitudes about how to respond reflect the repercussions of the nation’s debate over racial justice. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said violent crime has worsened in the […] Read more »
As public safety tops the agenda, Americans want both order and justice
As America emerges from the COVID pandemic, crime and public safety have re-emerged as a major focus of the American people. This comes as Americans believe (correctly) that violent crime across the nation has increased from last year and (incorrectly) that violence is at a thirty-year high. Support for the […] Read more »
Trump’s Cult of Animosity Shows No Sign of Letting Up
In 2016, Donald Trump recruited voters with the highest levels of animosity toward African Americans, assembling a “schadenfreude” electorate — voters who take pleasure in making the opposition suffer — that continues to dominate the Republican Party, even in the aftermath of the Trump presidency. With all his histrionics and […] Read more »
When we’ll know how much Trump’s support is worth
Early 2022 Senate primaries will be a good test of President Donald Trump’s enduring strength within the Republican Party. … While Trump likes to boast about the success of candidates he has endorsed in the past, that won’t guarantee future victories. He is wading into more crowded and competitive races […] Read more »
A Large Field May Save the Day for Cheney, Other Republicans
Discretion is said to be a major part of valor. In the case of an incumbent who has fallen out of favor with his or her party base, they must apply such discretion in their decision whether to run for reelection. In cases of a lone, credible primary challenger, the […] Read more »
Independents, suburban voters among the keys to Biden’s victory over Trump
The 2020 election produced a record number of people voting and the highest percentage turnout in more than a century. It was an election that cost Donald Trump a second term in the White House and handed the Oval Office to Joe Biden. What changed from 2016 to 2020? The […] Read more »