… Based on our analysis, President Donald Trump would enjoy an almost-certain early favorite status in an open 2024 Republican primary and an equally almost-certain defeat in the 2024 general election. The poll also shows that there was a statistically significant drop in Trump’s 2024 support between December and January, […] Read more »
Americans, braced for violence at the inauguration, see democracy damaged after Trump
Most Americans are braced for violence at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll finds, amid an overwhelming consensus that the nation’s democracy has been weakened since the last president was sworn in four years ago. The survey finds an anxious and embattled electorate, the divisions from […] Read more »
Biden wins wide approval for handling of transition, but persistent GOP skepticism on issues will cloud the opening of his presidency
Two-thirds of Americans approve of President-elect Joe Biden’s handling of the transition ahead of his inauguration Wednesday, but mixed confidence in his leadership on major issues along with President Trump’s hold on the Republican Party present sizable challenges for the early days of the new administration, a Washington Post-ABC News […] Read more »
Why Trump is still a problem for the GOP establishment
Our first CNN/SSRS poll since the insurrection of the Capitol contains mostly bad news for Republican President Donald Trump. His approval rating (34%) is the lowest CNN’s ever recorded, and most Americans want Trump removed from office immediately. But a look underneath the hood finds that Trump’s influence on the […] Read more »
Masculinity’s Big Role In Trump’s Presidency
President Trump encouraged his supporters to “fight” before the assault on the Capitol, echoing the kind of macho message that has defined his political career. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News Read more »
Americans see democracy under threat
Americans see President-elect Joe Biden taking office amid both the health crisis of the pandemic — and what they decry as a confusing vaccine rollout that is far too slow — then more broadly, they voice deep concern about the health of democracy itself. And it seems too facile to […] Read more »