… Nothing ever seemed to shake Donald Trump’s job approval rating. It moved less than any other president in the polling era. So far, Biden’s proven to be even steadier than Trump. And very much unlike Trump, people seem to actually like what Biden is doing. Biden’s net approval rating […] Read more »
How a bad response to a weather disaster can ruin a political career
The tragic situation in Texas following this week’s historic cold snap and power outages has people pointing fingers. Perhaps the ire has been pointed toward no one more than Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who left the state for Cancun, Mexico. It’s obviously too early to know what if any political […] Read more »
The Democrats Have An Ambitious Agenda. Here’s What They Should Learn From Obamacare.
… As a political science professor studying public perceptions of the ACA, I see two core lessons for Democrats to keep in mind. First, to stop high-profile laws from becoming unpopular, it helps to keep them simple. And the ACA was anything but: It sought to increase access to health […] Read more »
Reports of the GOP demise are greatly exaggerated
… A number of articles have come out in recent days pointing out that thousands of Republicans have switched their party registration following the insurrection at the US Capitol and subsequent impeachment of former President Donald Trump. This fits the larger narrative of the party seeming to be in a […] Read more »
Why most GOP senators are standing by Trump
A lot of critics of former President Donald Trump want GOP senators to “show some spine.” They think the big reason they have stayed with Trump through impeachment is because they’re scared of him. There’s good reason to be worried about going against Trump, given how popular he is among […] Read more »
Is Biden’s House Built on Solid Ground?
Between the vaccine rollout and Trump’s second impeachment trial, Biden’s inauguration already feels like distant memory. In reality, it’s been less than a month. Though these are still the early days of the Biden administration, I want to focus on presidential approval ratings in this take – a turn to […] Read more »