… Under Trump, the GOP lost the House, the Senate and the White House. So unless Republicans don’t understand the true distribution of public opinion, which is always possible, any rational vote-seeking party should recognize the risks of the Trump brand and move the party back toward the conservative center-right. […] Read more »
Many Value Democratic Principles, but Few Think Democracy Is Working Well These Days
Few Americans believe democracy is functioning well in the United States these days, even as a large majority agree that core democratic principles like a fair judiciary and a democratically elected government are important to the country’s identity. Seventy percent think President Biden has at least a fair amount of […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Impeachment, Trump’s Record on Issues
As former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial is about to begin, a new Gallup poll finds a slim majority of Americans (52%) saying they would like their senators to vote to convict him. Americans tilted against conviction in his first impeachment trial a little over a year ago. […] Read more »
Millions who likely voted for Trump want him barred from future office
It is common that many politicians grow more popular once they leave office. That has not been the case for former President Donald Trump. On the eve of his impeachment trial in front of the Senate, new polling reveals that more Americans want him convicted than at any point during […] Read more »
Less than 10% of Americans like QAnon
QAnon has been in the news a lot in recent weeks. Polling shows that many people at least partially blame it for the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, and it’s a scary and dangerous conspiracy theory. But we should be clear that it truly is a fringe […] Read more »
Majority of Americans say Trump should be convicted, barred from holding federal office in impeachment trial
With his impeachment trial set to begin this week, a narrow majority of Americans say they support the Senate convicting former President Donald Trump and barring him from holding federal office again, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. Compared to public attitudes in the early days of […] Read more »