Roughly three-quarters of adults believe Facebook is making American society worse, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with about half saying they know somebody who was persuaded to believe in a conspiracy theory because of the site’s content. Americans say, 76% to 11%, that Facebook makes society worse, […] Read more »
How Democrats Can Win the Messaging War: Make Policies as Visible as Possible
After Democrats’ loss in Virginia last week, we’re just a year away from the 2022 midterms. Without a strong performance, Democrats could lose their majority in Congress, and with it the chance to pass ambitious progressive policy for years to come. Perhaps the strongest weapon in Democrats’ arsenal leading up […] Read more »
Belief in COVID-19 Misinformation Much More Common among Unvaccinated Adults and Republicans
More than three quarters (78%) of U.S. adults either believe or aren’t sure about at least one of eight false statements about the COVID-19 pandemic or COVID-19 vaccines, with unvaccinated adults and Republicans among those most likely to hold misconceptions, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows. Nearly two-thirds […] Read more »
Virginia and New Jersey Elections in National Context
Elections for state offices reflect state-specific issues, the personalities and backstories of the candidates running for office, and the dynamics of the campaigns. State elections can also reflect trends and circumstances occurring at the national level. This last point is important, given the tendency of many observers to use the […] Read more »
COVID-19 fading as dominant political issue as Americans focus on inflation, economy
Americans are increasingly turning away from the coronavirus and focusing their attention elsewhere, especially toward rising consumer prices and other economic areas where Democrats are less trusted, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows, a shift that could favor Republicans in next year’s midterm elections. While COVID-19 continues to claim more than 1,000 lives […] Read more »
As Election Day nears, most U.S. adults say future of democracy is under threat
An overwhelming majority of Americans agree the nation’s democracy is in trouble, but Democrats and Republicans seem to be living in two separate realities when it comes to what — and who — is putting the country at risk, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Eighty-one percent of U.S. […] Read more »