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Republicans retain advantage over Democrats on key issues of the economy, crime
More Americans, as well as registered voters, trust the Republican Party over the Democratic Party when it comes to handling the economy, crime, inflation, and gas prices, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. Republicans’ advantages on these issues have not changed from ABC News/Ipsos polling two months ago. On […] Read more »
‘Anger on their minds’: NBC News poll finds sky-high interest and polarization ahead of midterms
Less than three weeks before Election Day, voter interest has now reached an all-time high for a midterm election, with a majority of registered voters saying that this election is “more important” to them than past midterms. What’s more, some 80% of Democrats and Republicans believe the political opposition poses […] Read more »
Both parties think the other will destroy America, NBC News poll finds
The 2022 midterm environment is full of a complicated set of issues. Talk to voters and you’ll hear about inflation and the economy, abortion, the January 6 insurrection and the continued presence of Donald Trump in politics. So what exactly are this year’s midterms about? The poll asked self-identified voters […] Read more »
Facts, Feelings and Rural Politics
The hard-right turn of rural America has become a key factor in our nation’s troubled politics. Rural voters are a declining share of the electorate, but their turn to the MAGAfied Republican Party has been so sharp that, combined with the way our political system underweights urban voters, the radicalization […] Read more »
National UMass Amherst Poll Measures Voters’ Fear, Anger and Worries Approaching Midterm Elections
As the nation approaches the 2022 midterm elections, American voters expressed fear, anger and a great deal of worry in a new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll, the results of which were released today. Nearly three-quarters of Democratic voters (74%) and 65% of Republican voters said that they will […] Read more »