More voters rate the economy positively today than have since 2001, according to the latest Fox News Poll. In addition, approval of the job President Trump is doing on the economy stands at 52 percent (41 percent disapprove). … He receives net negative marks on border security (44 approve – […] Read more »
Schools, corporations and local governments are listening to Trump’s ‘go back’ language. Silence is a dangerous retort
There is a widespread consensus among the leaders of major American institutions that anyone in their workplaces who told someone else to go back where they came from would face serious consequences. But virtually none of those leaders — from schools and universities to big global companies to nonprofits and […] Read more »
Mentions of Immigration as Top Problem Surpass Record High
After hitting a new high last month, mentions of immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. increased further to 27% in July. … In the latest survey, 42% of Republicans, 20% of independents and 20% of Democrats mention immigration. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats
Democratic presidential candidates are proposing lots of progressive policies in this election. And while those policies may resonate with the party base, some of those ideas are not popular with a general election electorate, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. And overall, independent voters said they were not impressed […] Read more »
Suburbs Were the Battleground of 2018. Why Are Both Sides Doing Everything They Can to Alienate Them in 2020?
… Trump believes that he won in 2016 because of — not in spite of — his rhetoric, divisiveness and open hostility to minorities and immigrants. His instincts have been further rewarded by a GOP that has failed to criticize him. It’s easy to understand, then, why he believes he […] Read more »
Trump didn’t introduce racism to conservative politics — but he’s cultivated and amplified it
There’s nothing new in American politics about the racial hostility President Trump has demonstrated this week. … In recent years, though, it’s been rare to see an elected official as prominent as the president of the United States make as overt an appeal to racial politics as Trump’s in recent […] Read more »