Battleground 2016: The Search for a Champion for the Middle Class

Ed Goeas & Brian Nienaber, The Tarrance Group The early stages of Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign have featured questions and criticisms about the extent to which the Clinton family has used their political power and their charitable foundation to line their own pockets. This has included the claim by the […] Read more »

Bloomberg Politics National Poll Finds Deep Partisan Split on Israel and Iran

Israel has become a deeply partisan issue for ordinary Americans as well as for politicians in Washington, a shift that may represent a watershed moment in foreign policy and carry implications for domestic politics after decades of general bipartisan consensus. CONT. Margaret Talev, Bloomberg Politics Read more »

Climate Change, Tax Pledge Among Issues to Watch for 2016

Two issue positions show potential to carry unexpected clout in the 2016 presidential election — support for action to address climate change and opposition to a no-tax pledge, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds. Openness to political compromise also has the support, and the priority, to carry weight in […] Read more »

Americans Support Iran Talks, But Doubt They’ll Prevent A Weapon

Every politician likes to tout what they believe the “American People” want. As the debate over the Iran nuclear deal inevitably heads toward the meat grinder that is Congress, President Obama tried to preemptively frame that debate. And he claimed to have the “American people” on his side. … Polls, […] Read more »