There is perhaps no more important bilateral relationship in the world today than the one between the United States and China—the world’s two most important players in terms of economics and security. As a new US administration led by President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, this relationship will help […] Read more »
Trump’s Policy Proposals and Public Opinion
… I’ve put together a number of Trump’s proposed policies and grouped them into three categories: those that appear to be largely in sync with American public opinion, those that are clearly out of sync and those on which the public is divided. In all instances, I’m referring to public […] Read more »
How Trump Won the Troops
… In August, Gallup published an extensive study on the roots of Donald J. Trump’s support. While the study made waves for complicating the narrative that Mr. Trump’s voters were motivated purely by economic anxiety, one of the paper’s conclusions received little attention: that Mr. Trump draws heavily from veterans […] Read more »
Poll of military personnel suggests 1 in 4 troops is worried about life under Donald Trump
Despite overwhelming support for President-elect Donald Trump among active-duty troops, one in four service members worries he may issue orders that violate military rules or traditions, according to a new Military Times/Institute for Military and Veterans Families Poll. The responses, collected just after Trump’s surprise election night victory, come amid […] Read more »
Can Hillary Clinton Keep You Safe?
… The conventional wisdom among political scientists and pollsters has long held that voters drew on traditional gender roles in deciding whom to trust on what issue, said Marianne Cooper, a sociologist at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Men, with their claims to strength and aggression, traditionally scored better […] Read more »
Differences on terrorism divide voters across battlegrounds
Fifteen years from the September 11 terror attacks, voters across the battleground states agree that terrorism remains a threat, but they differ markedly on how to fight it. The differences help define what they’re looking for in a commander-in-chief, not only in terms of a president’s characteristics, but in his […] Read more »