The public’s views of Donald Trump have changed little over the course of his presidency – and this is the case for opinions about whether Trump has done enough to distance himself from white nationalist groups. In a new survey, a 56% majority says Trump has done too little to […] Read more »
This isn’t Nancy Pelosi’s first impeachment rodeo
… Earlier this month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who remembers 1998 and the price Republicans paid for impeachment, made her position clear: “I’m not for impeachment. … Unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And […] Read more »
Democrats try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
… So how have the Democrats done in positioning the party for next year’s election? Since the midterms, the party has done an abysmal job of making the 2020 contest about Trump. The leaders of the Corbyn wing of the party — including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida […] Read more »
President Trump And America’s 2020 Presidential Election: An Analytical Framework
Trump 2020 Is A Stronger Candidate Than Trump 2016: Looking purely at Trump’s personal standing in 2016 vs. 2020, he is no worse for wear, with the greatest change in his ratings coming from the consolidation of support among Republicans after two years of providing wins for his GOP base […] Read more »
Yes, the Republican Party has changed since 2016. You think the Democratic Party hasn’t?
The transformation of the Republican Party under President Trump is a well-told story. Less noted, but no less significant, is the change in the Democratic Party during the same period. Heading into 2020, neither party is what it was when Donald Trump ran against Hillary Clinton in 2016. The changes […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Most voters favor immigration deal
A sizable majority of voters favors a broad immigration deal that includes a border barrier, non-barrier security measures, and humanitarian aid. At the same time, support for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border stands its highest since 2015. The number favoring the wall inched up for the second time in […] Read more »