As the field of Republican presidential contenders in the 2024 primary race develops, former President Donald Trump remains at the top of the list of declared or potential candidates with 56 percent support among Republican and Republican leaning voters, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 25 percent, according to […] Read more »
CNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts
Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the government’s June 1 “hard deadline” to avoid economic catastrophe looms large over Washington. Few see President Joe Biden […] Read more »
Think your town could house migrants? That may depend as much on your politics as where you live.
What shapes Americans’ views on migrants from the border and southern states coming to their towns? It’s not always where they live, but may depend on their politics. Democrats, including those in both cities and suburbs, are overwhelmingly receptive to the idea of temporarily accepting migrants in their locales. But […] Read more »
Where the public is on immigration
With Title 42 set to expire next week, immigration is yet again at the center of the news cycle—bad news for the Biden administration. … Given the partisan nature of the immigration debate in the U.S. and Biden’s weakness on the issue in the eyes of the public, the next […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Across the board, voters say economy getting worse for them
Most voters think the economy is in bad shape, a record number feel it’s getting worse for their family, and not many think the White House is helping, according to a new Fox News survey. Economic views are negative by more than three-to-one: 21% say it is in excellent/good shape, […] Read more »
A tale of two Americas
While politics in America has not been mild or easygoing any time in recent memory, this past week kicked it up another notch. In the past few days, former president Donald Trump was arraigned in Manhattan on fraud charges, a polarized and consequential state Supreme Court race concluded, and the […] Read more »