What do Americans think about abortion, and how will they react to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? Although the relationship between attitudes on abortion and on Roe is complex, recent surveys suggest some clear conclusions. Although some Americans have absolutist views on abortion, most believe that […] Read more »
Can Democrats ‘Break Away’ From an Unpopular President?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen several polls showing Democratic Senate candidates running either slightly or significantly ahead of President Biden’s job approval ratings in their state. The latest example was an AARP poll in Pennsylvania that showed Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman outpacing Biden’s dismal 36 percent job […] Read more »
How many endorse political violence?
“Professors Debate” is a headline that would not have merited a “breaking news” banner, even under CNN’s old regime. But this debate is both important and timely, given the January 6 committee hearings: How many Americans countenance political violence and what difference does that level of support make? As with […] Read more »
The Major Supreme Court Decisions in 2022
… According to a recent survey from researchers at Harvard, Stanford and the University of Texas, the public is closely divided on how the court should rule in several major cases. In many of them, though, respondents held starkly different views based on their partisan affiliations. Here is a look […] Read more »
The Supreme Court, Public Opinion and the Fate of Roe
The Supreme Court, it has long been said, seldom gets very far out of step with public opinion. The court is about to test that conventional wisdom. In the coming weeks, it seems poised to overrule Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. Such […] Read more »
Democrats are losing ground with the fastest-growing political bloc: Asian Americans
A lot of attention has been paid to the problems President Joe Biden and other Democrats have with core party constituencies, including young and Hispanic voters. And there’s been plenty of polling to back that up. Far less attention, though, has been paid to potential declines in Democrats’ standing among […] Read more »