A large majority of voters say the economy is in bad shape. Two-thirds are pessimistic about conditions. Gas and grocery prices are a major problem for most families. And a growing number of voters feel they are losing ground financially. That’s the grim backdrop for the upcoming midterm elections, according […] Read more »
Half of Americans now predict U.S. may ‘cease to be a democracy’ someday
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that most Democrats (55%) and Republicans (53%) now believe it is “likely” that America will “cease to be a democracy in the future” — a stunning expression of bipartisan despair about the direction of the country. … At the same time, however, a large […] Read more »
Egad! It’s a guide to the 2022 midterms
Egad is one of those fusty words that you associate with Dr. Watson in a Sherlock Holmes mystery or P.G. Wodehouse mocking the British aristocracy. But taken as the acronym EGAD, it becomes a handy guide to the 2022 midterm elections. Just four months until early voting begins in earnest, […] Read more »
The good news about gun control isn’t the bipartisan deal
There is good news about gun policy in America. But it’s not the bipartisan agreement that emerged on Capitol Hill this week. … First, those involved in public policy who are not accountable to hardcore Republican voters have come to agree that guns are the problem. As a result, many […] Read more »
Usual Midterm Indicators Very Unfavorable for Democrats
With less than five months to go before voters elect all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, the current Democratic congressional majority is facing an extremely unfavorable election environment. The party of the president typically loses U.S. House seats in midterm elections — an average […] Read more »
American Democracy is Under Threat — and Newsrooms Are Mobilizing to Cover It
Think about a “threat to democracy,” and it’s easy to conjure up an image of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — the nation’s very seat of government besieged by rioters convinced that the presidential election was rigged. … While the insurrection was a wake-up call for the nation […] Read more »