Our analysis of the political environmental questions in this poll found that most voters are simultaneously frustrated with President Trump and pleased with the work of President Trump and Republican leaders on key pocketbook issues such as the economy and jobs. These questions on civility find a similar contradiction. Most […] Read more »
Battleground Poll: The deterioration of civility in politics
Voters across all regional, demographic, and partisan divides express deep levels of concern with the deterioration of civility in politics. Nine-in-ten (90%, incl. 75% “strongly”) report being frustrated by what they perceive as an abundance of uncivil and rude behavior of politicians permeating our politics today. Furthermore, another 83% (incl. […] Read more »
U.S. Twitter users are younger, more educated and more likely to be Democrats than general public
Twitter is a modern public square where many voices discuss, debate and share their views. Media personalities, politicians and the public turn to social networks for real-time information and reactions to the day’s events. But compared with the U.S. public overall, which voices are represented on Twitter? To examine this […] Read more »
The emerging demographic divides in support for 2020 Democrats
There is still another entire NFL season between us and the first voting in the 2020 presidential primaries. If you started counting right now, one number every second, you’d be past 24.5 million by the time Iowans started showing up at their caucuses in February. There is a lot of […] Read more »
Evangelicals are now the key constituency in the Republican Party. They are reaping the benefits.
Last month, Pew Research Center found that President Donald Trump had a 69 percent approval rating among white evangelical Protestants, compared to around 40 percent with the entire nation. When the Republicans nominated the thrice-married serial philanderer with precious little knowledge of the Bible, some pundits took this as a […] Read more »
What Do Democrats Really Want From A 2020 Candidate?
What do Democratic primary voters really want? New polling finds that a candidate’s race and gender are taking a back seat to “electability.” But what does that really mean? CONT. On Point, WBUR Read more »