“With Democrats Things Get Better” takes a deep dive into decades of data and finds when Democrats have been in power, things have repeatedly gotten better. We’ve seen growth, lots of jobs created, lower deficits, progress. With Republicans we’ve seen something very different. The last 3 Republican Presidents have brought […] Read more »
Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents
When asked to name the president who has done the best job over the past 40 years, a majority of Democrats name Barack Obama. Republicans, by contrast, are divided between a president who served in the 1980s – Ronald Reagan – and the one who left office this year, Donald […] Read more »
Americans Expect History to Judge Trump Harshly
Six in 10 Americans believe that history will regard President Donald Trump negatively, including 47% who say he will be remembered for doing a “poor” job. In contrast, fewer than three in 10 think he will be remembered as an “outstanding” (9%) or “above average” (20%) president. Relatively few, 10%, […] Read more »
How voters rank Trump a historically bad president
… With the Trump presidency coming to a close, historians and Americans alike are starting to put Trump in historical perspective. How they think of him now versus in a few years may change. Still, it’s very clear that historians and a lot of voters believe history will remember Trump […] Read more »
Mixed Patterns in Job Approval for Defeated Incumbents
Unofficial vote counts indicate Donald Trump has become the fourth U.S. incumbent president defeated for reelection in the Gallup polling era. Gallup will release its first postelection approval rating on Trump in the coming days. His final preelection approval rating was 46%, which ranks as the highest for a defeated […] Read more »
4 ways Biden’s running mate could help — or hurt — the Democratic ticket
We know that Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick will be a female and that the announcement is coming very soon. Beyond that, it’s a mystery, though several contenders have emerged, including Sen. Kamala Harris, Rep. Karen Bass and Susan Rice, among others. Presidential nominees of the past have taken very […] Read more »