As conditions in California schools get closer to normal, more than four in ten parents say their children have fallen behind academically during the pandemic. Most Californians approve of the way Governor Newsom is handling K–12 public education, while around half say that a shortage of teachers in public schools […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Vance moves into top spot in Ohio GOP Senate primary
Support for author J.D. Vance has doubled in the Ohio Republican senate primary race, catapulting him ahead of earlier frontrunners former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and businessman Mike Gibbons — although many voters remain undecided or uncertain about their vote. That’s according to a Fox News survey of Ohio voters […] Read more »
AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff
Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger. Kemp led Perdue 53% to 27% in the poll of likely voters in […] Read more »
Rising crime is putting blue-state governor races in play
Rising crime is emerging as a top issue for voters this year, adding another glaring political vulnerability to the Democrats’ ledger. A Gallup poll conducted last month found concern about crime at its highest level in nearly two decades, with 53 percent of Americans saying they worried a “great deal” […] Read more »
Oregon: Voters are angry and worried
Oregonians, you are an unhappy bunch. You think the state is heading in the wrong direction. You’re worried about housing costs, homelessness, crime, wildfires and droughts. You’re mad at the president, at the governor, at elected officials in general. The candidates for governor feel your pain and in many cases, […] Read more »
Why the Republican offensive on abortion is escalating
When three red states finalized severe restrictions on abortion over consecutive days last week, they highlighted the GOP’s rising militancy on the issue — and the political and legal calculations underpinning it. … All of this is coming even as a January CNN survey conducted by SSRS found that more […] Read more »