Y’all are doing it again. Not all of you. But a good number of you are obsessing over Republican primary polls. What’s more, some of you are getting lured in by operatives pushing polls from a certain angle that doesn’t provide the full picture. I know better than to hope […] Read more »
How to Protect the Integrity of Survey Research: 12 Recommendations
Science requires data, and survey research is one important means of gathering it. Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that is used to inform policy decisions, guide political campaigns, clarify the needs of stakeholders, enhance customer service, help society understand itself, and improve the quality of life in […] Read more »
Trump’s beer track advantage over Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pre-campaign campaign for president has hit the skids — particularly among key blocs of voters he’ll need to dethrone former President Donald Trump next year. Polls show Trump dominating his likely primary competitor among GOP voters in the so-called “beer track” — a shorthand for the […] Read more »
With Democrats Things Get Better: A Deep Dive on Biden, Dems and the Economy
“With Democrats Things Get Better” takes a deep dive into decades of data and finds when Democrats have been in power, things have repeatedly gotten better. We’ve seen growth, lots of jobs created, lower deficits, progress. With Republicans we’ve seen something very different. The last 3 Republican Presidents have brought […] Read more »
Issue Approvals of Biden, Trump, Obama in 6 Charts
Gallup reviews Americans’ opinions of President Joe Biden’s handling of five key issues as well as ratings of Barack Obama and Donald Trump on the same issues: the economy, immigration, foreign affairs in general, and relations with Russia and China. A sixth chart compares Biden and Trump on the pandemic […] Read more »
Attacks on Manhattan investigation show GOP still can’t break from Trump
Amid all the other uncertainties surrounding the possible indictment of Donald Trump, the flurry of events has made one thing unequivocally clear: the former president remains the center of the GOP universe. The rush of GOP leaders to preemptively condemn Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment of Trump as […] Read more »