… Most Republicans don’t just disapprove of the job Biden is doing as president — they strongly disapprove of his job performance. … This lack of crossover support for presidents in their first term in office points toward one of the most animating forces in American politics today: Increased disdain […] Read more »
Why Donald Trump may lose influence in the Republican Party
Common wisdom holds that former president Donald Trump remains the dominant force within the Republican Party. The truth is that his personal influence and standing are not as powerful as many imagine, and his power is as likely to decline as it is to increase. There’s no denying that many […] Read more »
Evidence and experts or common sense
In our hyperpolarized society, the left can’t talk to the right and the right can’t talk to the left. … Liberals and conservatives not only reach different conclusions, they arrive at them in different ways. One of the important distinctions is in who we look to for guidance. We Democrats […] Read more »
Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach
Democrats defeated President Donald J. Trump and captured the Senate last year with a racially diverse coalition that delivered victories by tiny margins in key states like Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin. In the next election, they cannot count on repeating that feat, a new report warns. A review of the […] Read more »
For GOP candidates, there’s no escaping the influence of Trump
He carries what once was one of the best brands in the Republican Party and is the offspring of a political dynasty that held sway for decades. Somehow that illustrious history doesn’t seem to matter to George P. Bush as he tries to climb the political ladder in Texas. Bush […] Read more »
How Is The GOP Adjusting To A Less Religious America?
… Over the last decade, the share of Republicans who are church members fell from 75% to 65%, according to Gallup. That’s a solid majority but also a sizable fall. The key bloc of white evangelicals is also shrinking as a share of the population, while the share of religiously […] Read more »