… The Republicans who make a living hating Trump today hated him before he was elected. The rest of the party remains solidly behind him. The reason for that, as we enter this election year, is less granular than feeling happy or sad about a specific presidential behavior. Rather, it […] Read more »
2019 in CBS News polling: What Americans thought about Trump, the economy, the 2020 race and more
In 2019, CBS News polled thousands of people across the country asking about a wide range of topics including President Trump, the Russia investigation, the 2020 race for the presidency, climate change and even the national anthem. The CBS News Poll also asked the public to weigh in on some […] Read more »
Forecast Fest Trivia Contest
This week, Kate, Harry and John take a break from the face-offs in Washington and on the campaign trail, to battle it out amongst themselves! It’s an end-of-the-year showdown of electoral, presidential, and impeachment trivia. The Forecast Fest Read more »
Biggest Political Moments Of 2019. Key Questions For 2020.
As the year comes to close, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team looks back on the most significant political moments of 2019 and previews the most pressing questions of 2020. They also discuss the Democrats’ debate over health care and the events that led the House to impeach President Trump. FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Who will win the 2020 presidential election? Don’t ask
Ten months ago, I gave readers of this column an early preview of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Keep an eye on the new faces, I sagely advised: Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, plus former Rep. Beto O’Rourke […] Read more »
Public support for Trump conviction at all-time high, poll finds
Public support for Donald Trump‘s removal from office is the highest it has ever been, according to a new poll. Fifty-five per cent of those asked said they were in favour of the US president’s conviction by the Senate, a figure which has shot up from 48 per cent the […] Read more »