Two-thirds of Americans say President Donald Trump handled the risk of coronavirus infection to others around him irresponsibly, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS in the days following the announcement that the President had contracted the virus that has disrupted everyday life for millions of people for […] Read more »
How President Trump’s false claim of voter fraud is being used to disenfranchise Americans
… As the 2020 presidential election nears, it is becoming clear that the Trump administration and the Republican Party are not just looking at but heavily investing in the largely nonexistent problem of voter fraud. A New York Times Magazine investigation, based on a review of thousands of pages of […] Read more »
Trump, Biden Favorable Ratings Both Below 50%
Heading into presidential debate season, former Vice President Joe Biden edges out President Donald Trump in favorability ratings from the American people, 46% to 41%, while the candidates’ running mates are roughly tied in favorability. Sen. Kamala Harris, running for vice president on the Democratic ticket, is viewed favorably by […] Read more »
Religion Takes Larger Role for Democrats This Year
It looks to me as if religion is going to be a bigger part of the presidential election process this year than it has been historically. This, to some extent, reflects a renewed emphasis on religion by Democrats and Joe Biden’s campaign, particularly as evidenced during the recent Democratic National […] Read more »
The Flight 93 Convention
In 2016, an anonymous author described the battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the “Flight 93 election.” In dark, urgent terms, the article argued that a Hillary Clinton victory would change America so irrevocably that conservatives needed to think of themselves as the passengers on United Airlines Flight […] Read more »
Most Republican Voters Are Enthusiastic about Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Republican National Convention tonight, and our recent Battleground Tracker Poll shows that Pence finds favor with most Republican voters nationwide. 56% of Republican voters say they are enthusiastic about Mike Pence’s place on the ticket as the Vice Presidential nominee, and […] Read more »