Former President Donald Trump broke the mold when it came to how the economy correlated with election outcomes. More people approved than disapproved of his economic performance, yet his party lost the House in 2018 and the Senate and presidency in 2020. Now with President Joe Biden in the White […] Read more »
I don’t buy that Biden’s 6-month approval rating should comfort Democrats: Silver
538’s Nate Silver breaks down what President Joe Biden’s approval rating 6-months on the job means for Democrats’ narrow majorities in Congress. This Week, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Republican lawmakers aren’t with the public on marijuana
Senate Democrats are making one of the largest pushes to date for decriminalizing marijuana on the federal level. The bill is likely to fail because of Republican opposition. And while the Democrats’ proposed legislation has a number of different components, objections to decriminalizing (let alone legalizing) marijuana fly in the […] Read more »
Half the country believes a deadly conspiracy theory
The two most monumental events of the last year in the US were the election of Joe Biden to the presidency and the introduction of Covid-19 vaccines. Yet there are those who falsely believe Biden won only because of fraud or that they shouldn’t get a vaccine. Having either belief […] Read more »
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
A few weeks ago, I suggested in this column that independent voters would decide when Joe Biden’s honeymoon is over. Well, Independents’ Day has arrived. While the president’s support from his Democratic base remains strong enough to offset Republican opposition, several recent polls have seen his job approval rating begin […] Read more »
I’m OK, but you’re not
I’ve long said there is a minor Ph.D. dissertation in it. Spoofing a late 1960s self-help guide, it’s a phenomenon I labeled, “I’m OK, you’re not.” It’s the tendency to think things are alright in our own spaces but pretty awful elsewhere. I first noticed it during the health care […] Read more »