… What if Trump actually represents a sizable electorate that Beltway elites have marginalized? The data on this is pretty clear. Put simply: While most elite-funded and elite-supported Republicans want to increase immigration and decrease Social Security, a significant number of voters (across both parties) want precisely the opposite — […] Read more »
Trump driving migrant debate among GOP field
The ideas once languished at the edge of Republican politics, confined to think tanks and no-hope bills on Capitol Hill. To solve the problem of illegal immigration, truly drastic measures were necessary: Deport the undocumented en masse. Seize the money they try to send home. Deny citizenship to their U.S.-born […] Read more »
How Trump has hogged the presidential campaign conversation
How is Donald Trump’s candidacy affecting the public conversation — which, in turn, influences how campaigners compete? … To understand what public conversation the current presidential campaign has kicked off, we looked closely at the talk prompted by 20 presidential candidacy announcements between March 15 and July 20, 2015. … […] Read more »
Americans’ Foreign Policy Priorities
The American public favors diplomatic and economic strategies over most military involvement and questions whether or not the United States should be the world’s chief problem solver, even as a myriad of troubles across the globe are identified as important for the next president to address. The latest Associated Press-NORC […] Read more »
Marco Rubio Makes a Move Out of the Past
… With opinion divided over President Obama’s impact on both the nation’s economy and its security, the Democrats’ most potent weapon in the 2016 election remains the sense that they are more connected than the GOP to the nation’s evolving cultural and demographic dynamics. As last week’s GOP first- and […] Read more »
Obama Gets Low Marks for His Handling of Iran
Only one in three Americans approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of the situation in Iran — his lowest rating of eight issues measured in a new Gallup survey. The president’s policy toward Iran has been a major focus as he tries to drum up support for the multi-national agreement […] Read more »