I’ll admit that I’m a bit flummoxed by the current political moment. I like to look at numbers, to get some sense of where things are by looking at where they’ve been and what happened when they were there before. So the current push to consider impeaching President Trump is […] Read more »
Impeachment Is Becoming More Popular
It’s now been almost a week since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry of President Trump. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew takes stock of how much public opinion has changed since Pelosi spoke and what polls tell us about the road ahead. […] Read more »
Why comparing Trump’s approval with past presidents doesn’t tell us much about 2020
Earlier this week, President Trump announced proudly to the world (via Twitter, of course) that his approval rating had hit 53 percent. If that number surprises you, it should. It’s from a notoriously Trump-friendly pollster that only reflects people it determines are “likely voters” — and which currently shows only […] Read more »
An in-depth look at the just released NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll about the impeachment inquiry
In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the fallout. In the aftermath of the announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that the House of Representatives would launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll has brand new numbers out. Do Americans approve of the inquiry? […] Read more »
Americans Are Split On Impeachment Inquiry, Poll Numbers Reflect
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Republican pollster Whit Ayres about public opinion on impeachment proceedings. Experts warn that public opinion is likely to keep changing as this story develops. Morning Edition, NPR News Read more »
The Last 48 Hours Of Impeachment News
Because two podcasts aren’t enough for a week like this one, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew is back to discuss the latest developments in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Trump. They talk about what we learned from the summary of the call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […] Read more »