With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths on the rise in the United States, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart in their views of the threat to public health posed by the coronavirus outbreak. More than eight-in-ten Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party (85%) say the […] Read more »
Concerns about School Reopenings Loom Large
Few Americans want to see their local schools reopen for in-person instruction as usual or even with minor adjustments, according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research July 16-20, 2020. A majority of Americans are concerned that reopening schools this fall for in-person learning […] Read more »
Down In The Polls, Trump Pitches Fear: ‘They Want To Destroy Our Suburbs’
President Trump has a message for suburban voters. And it’s not a subtle one. “They want to destroy our suburbs,” Trump recently warned in a call with supporters. “People have worked all their lives to get into a community, and now they’re going to watch it go to hell,” he […] Read more »
Why Trump can’t make the election about Biden
Reality counts. That may be the biggest message of the 2020 presidential campaign so far. While President Donald Trump shuffles his campaign staff and more Republicans grumble that he has failed to formulate a clear message and stick to it, a wide array of public and private polls signal that […] Read more »
CNN Poll of Polls: Biden maintains double-digit lead over Trump nationally, with coronavirus a top issue
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a significant 12-point margin nationally, according to a CNN Poll of Polls released Monday. Biden garners 52% support among registered voters, with 40% supporting Trump. The poll of polls includes the five most recent national telephone polls measuring the views […] Read more »
A closer look at vote by mail and the voting process
About elections, it is often said that “it all comes down to turnout,” and this year, that may be the case even more so. With the coronavirus pandemic there may be challenges to voting in person and many states are considering making mail voting more available. In the battleground states […] Read more »