As they investigate the forces behind the party’s stunning losses in November, Democrats are coming to a troubling conclusion. The party didn’t just lose among rural white voters on Election Day, it may have failed to capture them in its pre-election polling as well. Many pollsters and strategists believe that […] Read more »
Off-Year Governors Races Look Challenging for GOP
Gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey will get plenty of attention this year, in part because of Donald Trump’s victory and the developing divisions in the two major parties. … The results are likely to be over-interpreted, as they usually are, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t offer […] Read more »
Pennsylvania: New poll finds ‘blah attitude’ toward Trump and Pa. politicians
Winning Pennsylvania was key to President Trump’s general election victory in November. Now, the state’s voters who supported and opposed Trump are weighing in on his first month in office. And it is not good news for the new president, with voters questioning his job performance and honesty. CONT. Chris […] Read more »
2018 Governors: The Battle Lines for Drawing the Lines
… The 2020 census will determine which states will gain or lose House seats based on population changes, and then the states will draw new districts to account for population changes. Recent population data compiled so far this decade suggest that the pattern of the past several decades is likely […] Read more »
A Third of Californians Approve of Trump’s Job Performance
Just a third of Californians approve of the way President Trump is doing his job, according to a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), with funding from the James Irvine Foundation. … As California leaders consider their responses to Trump’s early action on immigration, […] Read more »
Democrats have no quick fixes in their bid to regain ground lost
… Trump’s presidency has generated anger and energy across the country among those who oppose him and much of his agenda. Trump’s disapproval ratings are higher than for any new president. Republicans in Congress sometimes appear flummoxed, even alarmed, by what Trump says and does. Democrats see all this as […] Read more »