One of the biggest assets for Democrats – especially for Hillary Clinton – going into this next election is the fact that they are much more ideologically united than the GOP. From social issues to economic ones, the overwhelming majority of Democrats are on the same page. … Not so […] Read more »
How Americans are feeling about the fight against ISIS, economy
As President Obama seeks new congressional authorization for using military force against ISIS, Americans’ views on how things are going for the U.S. in its conflict with the militant group are negative and getting worse. Sixty-seven percent of Americans think things are going at least somewhat badly for the U.S. […] Read more »
Blame for DHS shutdown would fall to GOP
Republicans in Congress would shoulder the blame for a shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security if they are unable to enact a new spending bill to keep the agency running, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. The survey finds 53% of Americans would blame the Republicans in Congress if […] Read more »
Roughly Three-Quarters of Americans Favor Goals of Obama’s Immigration Action
With just a week to go until the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—part of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration— nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of Americans say that Republicans in Congress should prioritize the passage of comprehensive immigration legislation, while 17 percent say Republicans in […] Read more »
50 years later, Americans give thumbs-up to immigration law that changed the nation
… Fifty years ago, the Immigration and Nationality Act dramatically changed the makeup of the country by ending a quota system based on national origins in favor of one that took into account occupational skills, relatives living in the U.S. and political-refugee status. Despite the long-term impact of the 1965 […] Read more »
With Hispanics, Republicans Take a Pathway to Peril
In the aftermath of the 2012 election, the Republican Party undertook a self-assessment that found, among other things, that the GOP had a problem with Hispanics. … In their report, Republicans noted: “We need to campaign among Hispanic, black, Asian, and gay Americans and demonstrate we care about them, too… […] Read more »