A little less than two months into his presidency, Joe Biden has a positive job approval rating and draws confidence from majorities of the public on his ability to handle a range of issues, especially the coronavirus outbreak. Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) say they are very or somewhat confident […] Read more »
Democrats Are Anxious About 2022 — and 2024
In the wake of the 2020 election, Democratic strategists are worried — very worried — about the future of the Hispanic vote. One in 10 Latinos who supported Hillary Clinton in 2016 switched to Donald Trump in 2020. Although the Hispanic electorate is often treated as a bloc, it is […] Read more »
Republicans can’t win the economic argument if they don’t make it in the first place
Friday’s jobs report was good news: 379,000 new jobs were added in February and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.2 percent. As the country begins to emerge from the COVID-19 doldrums, numbers like these offer hope that 2021 will see the country return to health and prosperity. So it […] Read more »
New Democracy Corps National Phone Poll: “Fixed” To Accommodate Trump’s Right-Wing Populism
Our co-founder, Stanley Greenberg, learned in polling for campaigns in Austria, the U.K., and Israel to respect the role of working class, nationalist voters led by a right-wing populist leader running against the liberal establishment and their ability to upset everyone’s expectations for Election Day. He also learned how to […] Read more »
Leadership Ratings on Pandemic After One Year
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., Gallup has tracked Americans’ views of how well various entities are handling it. In general, state governors consistently garnered higher marks than Donald Trump and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) until early this year. President Joe Biden has been viewed […] Read more »
How Republicans misunderstand the 2020 turnout story
Numerous Republican state legislatures are trying to pass new voter restriction legislation (e.g. limiting absentee and early voting). Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are trying to pass laws that expand access to the ballot box. The moves from both camps come after an election with record turnout in which there were […] Read more »