A majority (54%) of Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all (23%) or most (31%) cases, while four in ten (40%) believe that abortion should be illegal in most (25%) or all (15%) cases. These numbers are essentially unchanged since 2014 when a similar majority (55%) of Americans […] Read more »
Suburban women recoil as Trump dives into racial politics
Carol Evans approves of Donald Trump’s immigration policy. … “I just don’t like the way he talks about other people,” Evans, a 79-year-old retired data entry supervisor, said recently as she walked through a shopping mall in Brookfield, Wisconsin, days after Trump fired off a racist tweet at Democratic congresswomen. […] Read more »
Blue-collar white women are turning on Trump
The other day, Ron Brownstein served up a comprehensive, detailed analysis that suggested President Trump’s base may be fracturing. In particular, Brownstein looked at an array of data that suggests blue-collar white women may be turning on Trump. Fresh numbers from a new Quinnipiac poll, provided to this blog, underscore […] Read more »
The economy isn’t saving Trump because he keeps getting in the way
Any president running for reelection with an unemployment rate of 3.7 percent, sustained economic growth and a record-breaking stock market would be a strong favorite to win a second term. President Trump is the exception. Trump may yet win a second term, but his prospects continue to be dragged down […] Read more »
Will Trump’s Racist Attacks Help Him? Ask Blue-Collar White Women.
Donald Trump’s turn toward more overt racism in his “go back” attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color rests on an unspoken bet: that the women who are part of his core constituencies will respond to his acrimony as enthusiastically as the men. But polling throughout Trump’s presidency has indicated […] Read more »
Joe Biden isn’t the only ‘electable’ candidate. Here’s what Democratic primary voters are thinking — and how to change it.
… When women and people of color run for office, they tend to win at the same rates as white men. Nevertheless, my research shows that Americans see white men as more electable than equally qualified women and people of color. … Most Americans are not sexist or racist — […] Read more »