Will Republicans ever get on board with impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office? That’s a question that we should be asking, given that Trump won’t be removed unless a lot of Republican senators back such a move. Republican lawmakers will likely only do it if a lot Republican […] Read more »
Partisan Antipathy: More Intense, More Personal
Three years ago, Pew Research Center found that the 2016 presidential campaign was “unfolding against a backdrop of intense partisan division and animosity.” Today, the level of division and animosity – including negative sentiments among partisans toward the members of the opposing party – has only deepened. … The survey […] Read more »
How Impeachment Affects Vulnerable Democrats
House Democrats are on recess and back in their districts this week, gauging how their constituents are feeling about impeachment. Public opinion has moved toward support of the impeachment inquiry, but many Democratic strategists remain especially concerned that the 31 House Democrats who represent districts that backed President Donald Trump […] Read more »
Democrats, Republicans Equally Engaged in 2020 Election
A year before the 2020 presidential election, roughly seven in 10 Democrats and Republicans say they have given “quite a lot of thought” to the election. About half of political independents have done so. The lack of a Republican-Democratic difference in thought given to the election is notable because Republicans […] Read more »
The Electoral College: It Doesn’t Always Lean Toward Republicans
Key Points• Proposals to abolish the Electoral College, whether through a constitutional amendment or through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, face an uphill climb.• Historically, the Electoral College has not given the Republicans a consistent advantage in presidential elections, but one may develop in the near future. CONT. Hunter […] Read more »
Rising Secularism and the Vanishing Latinx Republicans
In 2004 the exit polls reported that about 40 percent of Latinxs voted for George W. Bush’s reelection, the highest percentage ever of Latinxs for a Republican candidate. There was talk about Latinxs potentially helping the Republican Party become a more diverse organization and competitive among people of color. As […] Read more »