… The pandemic could have been a great unifier — a widespread and life-altering tragedy that inspired a notion of shared national purpose, as at other moments of crisis in the country’s past. And perhaps in another moment, in another place, a president falling ill would have seen citizens keeping […] Read more »
Their president is hospitalized, but that hasn’t changed their view of the coronavirus
As an unseen President Trump battled the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, hundreds of maskless supporters gathered shoulder to shoulder for rallies on Staten Island and on the Mall. In Iowa, a bright red “Team Trump on Tour” bus traversed the state for events, including at least […] Read more »
As virus spreads across GOP ranks, some Republicans say party will pay price for ‘stupid’ approach
President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis shook Republicans like an earthquake. Then came the troubling aftershocks. … After months in which Trump and others in his party questioned the danger of the virus and refused to take precautions such as wearing masks, the Republican Party is now coming face to face with […] Read more »
GOP faces reckoning over Trump’s virus strategy, diagnosis
President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was a moment of reckoning for his Republican Party, whose leaders largely adopted his strategy of playing down the disease but are now confronted with a stark political nightmare a month from Election Day. … “It’s challenging,” said Glen Bolger, a Republican pollster active in […] Read more »
Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020
Unlike other Hispanic registered voters in the United States, most Cuban Americans identify as Republican – a pattern that could have electoral implications as President Donald Trump seeks to recapture the important swing state of Florida this year. Nationwide, 58% of Cuban registered voters say they affiliate with or lean […] Read more »
New High Favors One-Party Control of Federal Government
A new high of 41% of U.S. adults say it is better to have a president and Congress from the same political party. Twenty-three percent would rather have one party control the presidency and the other control Congress, while 32% say it makes no difference to them. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »