Biden strengthens Obama’s legacy while seeking his own

With sweeping economic recovery plans, President Joe Biden seeks his own legacy like the New Deal or Great Society. But he’s also bolstering Barack Obama’s. In multiple ways, Biden has used his first 100 days to reinforce the battered foundations of Obamacare. He exercised executive authority to invite more of […] Read more »

3 in 4 Say Congress Isn’t Doing Enough to Help People Who Lost Jobs or Income Due to the Pandemic

As Congress considers an additional $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan, more than a third (37%) of Americans say that someone in their household has had trouble paying basic living expenses over the past three months, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. … The poll finds broad bipartisan agreement that […] Read more »

The blind spot in the immigration debate

… With Republicans, under the shadow of former President Donald Trump, still mostly opposing all forms of immigration, and many Democrats narrowing their focus toward legalizing as many undocumented immigrants as possible, revisions to the nation’s system of legal immigration may lack a plausible pathway to congressional passage, many participants […] Read more »

Battleground Poll: Putting Persuadable Voters Under the Microscope

… As the campaign makes the turn into the final stretch, Priorities USA’s new battleground survey — conducted by Global Strategy Group and Garin Hart Yang Research Group, who completed live phone interviews with nearly 5,000 voters — shows relative stability, with voters maintaining widespread disapproval of Trump’s performance overall […] Read more »

California: Support for a Single-Payer Health Care System to Address Disasters & Pandemics

The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds that over half of all Californians agree that a “single-payer system, such as Medicare-for-all in which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan, would improve the nation’s ability to respond to disasters and pandemics such as COVID-19.” CONT. Institute of […] Read more »

Nearly Half of the Public Say They or a Family Member Skipped or Delayed Care Due to Coronavirus

Amid the threat of coronavirus, nearly half (48%) of Americans say someone in their family has skipped or delayed getting some type of medical care due to the pandemic, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes 11% who say the person’s condition worsened due to the missed care. […] Read more »