Harvard IOP Youth Poll: Democrats preferred to control Congress 66% to 32%; President Trump’s approval rating stands at 26%

The Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School today released the results of their biannual survey of 18- to 29- year olds showing that young Americans are significantly more likely to vote in the upcoming midterm elections compared to 2010 and 2014. Overall, 40 percent report that they will […] Read more »

Arizona, Florida, Indiana: Tight contests mark critical Senate races

Tight contests dominate the Senate landscape: In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are tied among likely voters, 46 percent to 46 percent including those who have cast ballots already. … Health care concerns have helped Democrat Kyrsten Sinema to a slight three-point advantage over […] Read more »

Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans’ Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead

This election really is about Donald Trump. Roughly two-thirds of voters say President Trump is a factor (either major or minor) in their vote in this year’s midterms, far more than said so in 2014 about then-President Barack Obama, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. … Democrats rated health […] Read more »

The tables have turned on health care in 2018

No policy decision during former President Barack Obama’s first two years contributed more to the Democratic loss of the House of Representatives in 2010 than the party’s drive to pass the Affordable Care Act. Now, no policy decision in President Trump’s first two years is boosting Democratic hopes of recapturing […] Read more »