Unsurprisingly, our first survey of 2019, conducted during the government shutdown, shows those saying the country is on the wrong track up sharply since the November election. This is a stunning start to the new year. Since Trump took office, voters were only more pessimistic in October 2017 when the […] Read more »
Pelosi has edge over Trump on budget negotiations
Seven in 10 Americans don’t think the issue of a border wall is worth a government shutdown, which they say is now having a negative impact on the country. But partisans don’t want their own side to budge: 65 percent of Republicans say President Trump should refuse a budget unless […] Read more »
Has the shutdown changed Trump’s political standing?
Even Donald Trump knows he is in a disturbingly deep political hole. That’s why he went on television Saturday to offer his version of a “compromise” to Democrats. He is trying to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her party for the partial government shutdown and to paint them […] Read more »
Nancy Pelosi is winning in her battle with Trump. Here’s why
Nancy Pelosi is winning her showdown with President Trump for one simple reason: She knows how to do her job better than he knows how to do his. The House speaker is fond of three precepts; spend time with her and you’ll hear them all. One is from Abraham Lincoln: […] Read more »
Party Unity Hasn’t Cracked Under The Weight Of The Shutdown
Both congressional Democrats and Republicans have demonstrated strong party unity during the partial government shutdown, which has now gone on for 26 days and is the longest shutdown in U.S. history. This level of party discipline echoes what happened in 2017 and 2018, suggesting the midterms didn’t change the broader […] Read more »
Voters didn’t want a stalemate. But they expected one from Dems
The 116th Congress has arrived, and less than two weeks into the session, America has already tasted the fruits of its electoral labors last November. It’s been quite a debut for House Democrats. … In our early December Winning the Issues survey, we looked at voter perceptions and expectations for […] Read more »