The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans’ willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more and more Americans say they are willing to do so. Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Impeachment trial solidified views on Trump conviction
Driven by sharp divisions that reflect the persistent partisan fissures within the country, the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump solidified public support for convicting him of inciting insurrection, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. Over half of Americans (58%) say that Trump should have been convicted, which […] Read more »
Is the GOP’s extremist wing now too big to fail?
Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia into their caucus: Has the extremist wing of the GOP coalition grown too big for the party to […] Read more »
Why most GOP senators are standing by Trump
A lot of critics of former President Donald Trump want GOP senators to “show some spine.” They think the big reason they have stayed with Trump through impeachment is because they’re scared of him. There’s good reason to be worried about going against Trump, given how popular he is among […] Read more »
A large share of Republicans want Trump to remain head of the party
A CNBC survey conducted in the days before former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial finds a large share of Republicans want him to remain head of their party, but a majority of Americans want him out of politics. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows 54% of Americans want Trump “to […] Read more »
How Stable Is the Democratic Coalition?
… The 2020 presidential election results illustrate a clear edge for Democrats among nonwhite voters. Exit poll data show that just 32 percent of Hispanics and Latinos, 34 percent of Asian-Americans and 12 percent of Black respondents voted for former President Donald Trump. Data from AP VoteCast Survey put those […] Read more »