Sixty-six percent of Americans overall say President Trump should not declare a national emergency if Congress does not fund a border wall, although most Republicans (73 percent) think he should. … Few Americans believe North Korea has reduced its nuclear program since the last Trump-Kim summit, and most don’t think […] Read more »
Majority of Americans continue to say immigrants strengthen the U.S.
The American public’s views of the impact immigrants have on the country remain largely positive – and deeply partisan. … Republicans and Democrats have never been further apart in their views of immigrants than they are currently. Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic Party overwhelmingly say immigrants are […] Read more »
Is Trump really winning over Hispanics?
President Donald Trump’s new favorite talking point is a claim that his recent crusade for a southern border wall, which draws furious accusations of xenophobia and racism, has made him more likable to Hispanics. “When you look at the Hispanic polls, I’m up 19 percent,” Trump said at the White […] Read more »
Republicans, Democrats both see less reason for optimism in 2019 than they did in 2018
Americans have mixed expectations for the year ahead: 47% say they expect 2019 will be better than 2018, while 43% say it will be worse. Last January, the public had a more optimistic view of the coming year, with 61% saying 2018 would be better than 2017. … As has […] Read more »
Democrats need to understand how to talk to working class voters about immigration
Trump’s blatant and vicious appeal to pure prejudice regarding immigrants and immigration has led many progressives and Democrats to dismiss all of his white working class supporters as racists rather than understand their concerns and seek ways to regain their support.… While most Americans do not share Trump’s visceral loathing […] Read more »
Trump campaign says president bolstered by shutdown
President Donald Trump’s political team has concluded that shutting down the government hasn’t damaged his 2020 prospects — if anything, they’re convinced it’s bolstered his standing in key electoral battlegrounds. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale commissioned a survey taken during the final days of the shutdown that was conducted by […] Read more »