In a second poll fielded a week after news broke about former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges related to falsifying business records in hush money payments, the divisions among Americans regarding Trump continue to deepen. This comes as independents and people who were undecided on this issue last week […] Read more »
Majority of Americans believe Trump did something illegal
With former President Donald Trump now formally charged on criminal charges, a majority of Americans (53%) believe he intentionally did something illegal, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. An additional 11% say he acted wrongly but not intentionally. Only 20% believe Trump did not do anything wrong, and 16% […] Read more »
How to Make Trump Go Away
After more than three decades in and around politics, I now spend most of my time grappling with political questions in the classroom and in focus groups. There is one conundrum that fascinates me above others: Why does Donald Trump still generate such loyalty and devotion? And unlike 2016, can […] Read more »
Trump remains favored in 2024 presidential nomination despite criminal charges
The latest Reuters/Ipsos survey conducted following Donald Trump’s arrest and arraignment in New York on Tuesday shows that Americans are divided about Trump’s prosecution and continue to feel the prosecution is politically motivated but the charges against him are believable. The poll also shows that Republicans continue to support Trump […] Read more »
Trump’s latest personal attacks on judges could further weaken people’s declining trust in American rule of law
Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on April 4, 2023, before his arraignment. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas When former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan criminal court on April 4, […] Read more »
Abortion, Trump and Swing Voters
Democrats are happily watching from the sidelines as the Republican Party continues to be defined by two issues that turn off swing voters: Donald Trump and abortion. The more Trump is in the news, the better for Democrats. President Biden’s job approval ratings are a less-than-robust 43%, and poll after […] Read more »