A poll was in the field pushing negative messages about an Iowa Democrat’s views on immigration the day after authorities said the man they believe killed Mollie Tibbetts is an undocumented immigrant. … It appeared to target voters in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, where Democrat Cindy Axne is challenging incumbent […] Read more »
GOP embraces Trump’s hard-line immigration platform as ‘a winner for Republicans’ in November
President Trump and Republican leaders are eagerly embracing hard-line immigration policies as a centerpiece of their strategy for the November midterms, believing the issue will bolster GOP turnout and help detract from the worsening legal scandals enveloping Trump. … Republican strategists view immigration as a deeply emotional issue that motivates […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters continue to prefer a pathway to citizenship
Voters continue to support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently living in the United States, although support has declined since February. And while majorities remain concerned about certain issues linked with illegal immigration, voters are becoming increasingly less worried about them, according to the latest Fox News Poll. […] Read more »
A new poll shows 5 big challenges facing the Republicans in November
With the midterm election less than three months away, there is considerable agreement among forecasters on the Democrats’ chances of regaining a House majority: 73 percent (538), 70 percent (The Economist), 67 percent (PredictIt), 67 percent (Good Judgment) and 64 percent (Predictwise). Now, a new GW Politics Poll provides a […] Read more »
4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won’t swing the midterms
Latinos make up 12 percent of people eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Flickr/Erik Hersman, CC BY-SA Steffen W. Schmidt, Iowa State University The Democratic Party shouldn’t count on Latinos swinging many midterm races their way this year. Approximately 27.3 million U.S. Latinos are eligible to vote in […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats are more polarized on immigration than parties in the U.K. or Australia. Here’s why.
The family separation policy, the “travel ban,” the threat of a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t fund a border wall: Both as candidate and now as president, Donald Trump has consistently made his opposition to immigration the center of his politics. Of course, he’s not the only politician to do […] Read more »