Nearly two years after the debut of the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” Americans are more positive about the work the federal government is doing in healthcare. Forty-three percent say they are satisfied with the government’s work in this arena, up 14 percentage points from 2013. Still, 56% say they […] Read more »
Stanford’s Jon Krosnick: On climate change, most Americans want action
Another presidential election, another chance for Republican candidates to step out of the denial zone and deal with climate change. That would put them on the same side as a large majority of Americans, if you ask Jon A. Krosnick. He’s a Stanford University professor who directs the Political Psychology […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats Approach 2016 With Different Priorities
In case anyone needed a reminder of why the U.S. has two major but quite different political parties, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll provides this one: Not only do Democrats and Republicans see issues differently, their views of which issues are most important are dramatically different as well. […] Read more »
National Security a Top Issue for Republicans
Members of the two political parties are split over which issues are most important for the government to address, with Republicans giving much higher priority to national security issues than do Democrats, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. CONT. Janet Hook, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Bring Back the Smoke-Filled Rooms
… At its core, the biggest frustration with politics is its lack of good, old fashioned results. Yet, our current political system rewards ideology over substantive outcomes. The primary process favors the most ideologically pure, not the most experienced. The lack of a defined Congressional hierarchy (aka the old seniority […] Read more »
Brown, Gray, and Urban
… In our era, the United States is experiencing two demographic transitions: It is growing more diverse, especially in its youth population, and it is also aging, as the predominantly white baby boomers move toward retirement. … These two giant blocks—what I’ve called “the brown and the gray”—have become the […] Read more »