U.S. military engagement on Islamic State may alter the political calculus for this year’s midterms, but the potential impacts may reach beyond the next few months and into 2016, thanks to a shift among tea party supporters. In September 2013, 64% of tea party supporters said they believed taking military […] Read more »
Return of the Security Mom?
Back in the 2002 and 2004 elections, we heard a lot about so-called “Security Moms.” Once focused almost exclusively on domestic issues like education, crime, and the economy, the priorities of these “Soccer Moms” shifted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Instead of pocketbook issues, they […] Read more »
‘Rally Around The Flag’ Events Are Rare
President Obama laid out a four-point plan this week to go after ISIS. His speech was immediately fed through the political meat grinder and picked apart for possible effects on the 2014 midterm elections. Democrats may be hoping for a “rally around the flag” effect, but such spikes in a […] Read more »
Support for Airstrikes against ISIS: Following the Trend Lines
What a difference events can make. U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq remained largely divisive for most of the summer. But our ABC News/Washington Post poll earlier this week found support rising from 54 to 71 percent in just three weeks. The shift, although in line with President Obama’s policies, […] Read more »
The Cost of War
Here we go again. Wednesday night, during a prime-time speech, the president laid out his plan for dealing with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as ISIS. … Although nothing may soon rival the staggering deception and disaster of the Iraq war, it still stands as our most […] Read more »
Fox News poll: 10 pieces of bad news for the White House
There’s an avalanche of bad news for the Obama administration in the latest Fox News poll on foreign policy. American voters feel: Barack Obama is weak and indecisive. The U.S. is less respected since Obama became president. The U.S. should do more to stop the Islamic extremist group ISIS. CONT. Dana […] Read more »