There is a stark partisan divide over who’s to blame for misinformation circulating during the presidential election season, according to new research from the George Washington University. A nationwide survey found Republicans and Democrats are highly concerned about the spread of misinformation and the potential impacts it might have on […] Read more »
Campaign 2020: Concerns about the Integrity of the Election
Many Americans have doubts about the integrity of the country’s voting systems. There is uncertainty about the accuracy of vote counts and concerns about both voter fraud and voter suppression. Americans worry about meddling by other countries and possible hacking of the election system. There is distrust in how party […] Read more »
Same Goal, Different Playbook: Why Russia Would Support Trump and Sanders
At first glance, it may seem contradictory that the nation’s intelligence agencies were telling Congress that President Vladimir V. Putin is presumably striving to get President Trump re-elected, while also warning Senator Bernie Sanders of evidence that he is the Russian president’s favorite Democrat. But to the intelligence analysts and […] Read more »
More in U.S. Say They Are Better Off Than in Past Elections
Sixty-one percent of Americans say they are better off than they were three years ago, a higher percentage than in prior election years when an incumbent president was running. In the 1992, 1996 and 2004 election cycles, exactly half said they were better off. In three separate measures during the […] Read more »
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain.
… Trump has successfully converted many in his party’s rank and file to his views on issues from free trade to the abandonment of bedrock ideological principles. Pew and YouGov’s research suggests this also includes their views on Russia and Putin. Our study found that a significant minority of Republicans […] Read more »
A slim majority of Americans approve of Trump’s Soleimani strike
Three weeks after President Trump ordered the drone strike that killed Iran’s powerful military commander, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds a slight majority of Americans approve of the decision, even as many express concerns that it may increase the chance of war breaking out with Iran and of terrorist […] Read more »