A third of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents oppose President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination to a second term and 56 percent of all adults said they wouldn’t consider voting for him — two hurdles in his quest for re-election next year. But a potentially crowded Democratic field shows no […] Read more »
Americans’ Take on State of the Union on Hold
Today marks what was planned to be President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, now on hold until Feb. 5 after the shutdown-induced delay. Speech or no speech, it’s difficult at this juncture to assess the state of the union. The nation is in a three-week holding period, waiting […] Read more »
Democrats need to understand how to talk to working class voters about immigration
Trump’s blatant and vicious appeal to pure prejudice regarding immigrants and immigration has led many progressives and Democrats to dismiss all of his white working class supporters as racists rather than understand their concerns and seek ways to regain their support.… While most Americans do not share Trump’s visceral loathing […] Read more »
2 years into Trump’s presidency, a deficit in confidence across government
Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency and after a month-plus partial shutdown, a wide deficit of confidence marks public views of the government in Washington: Americans give poor marks to Trump’s work across a range of issues – yet broadly mistrust the opposition as well. Only 35 percent in this […] Read more »
Inside Democratic coalition, three groups show fissures
The last few years have revealed more than a few cracks in the Republican Party, but the Democrats have divisions lurking in their voter coalition as well and this week’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows where some of those fault lines lie. To better understand the various segments of […] Read more »
A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight.
President Trump’s defeat in his border-wall standoff with Congress has clouded his already perilous path to a second term in 2020, undercutting Mr. Trump’s cherished image as a forceful leader and deft negotiator, and emboldening alike his Democratic challengers and Republican dissenters who hope to block his re-election. The longest […] Read more »