… One of the few messages escaping from Washington in recent months is the ostentatious internecine battling among Democrats. I understand that legislating, especially with a tiny majority in polarized times, is arduous. I look at where we are and say, “Miraculous.” But no stranger to the process (a group […] Read more »
Biden Has Slipped With Independents, Can He Win Them Back?
Unlike partisans, who tend to stick with their side in good times and bad, independent voters are willing to criticize or support the party in power based on current events. They aren’t living in a movement; they are living in the moment. As such, when a president’s job approval ratings […] Read more »
Why A ‘Sister Souljah Moment’ Won’t Save Biden
Joe Biden needs a “Sister Souljah Moment.” At least, that’s according to the quickly congealing conventional wisdom in Washington. That is, Biden and Democrats are in dire danger of losing control of Congress next year, and the one thing that could save them would be by bashing someone to Biden’s […] Read more »
Why we need to stop with the 2024 predictions
We’re less than three years away from the 2024 presidential election. That hasn’t stopped polls of a potential matchup between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — which indicate Biden is in trouble — from being published. For those tempted to look at these polls or the current […] Read more »
The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity
Over the past few years, many Democrats argued that there was a simple secret to electoral success: enact popular legislation. President Biden tried to make that theory a reality. He enacted a big stimulus plan, a bipartisan infrastructure bill and he’s made progress toward pushing through an ambitious $2 trillion […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Americans’ Economic Concerns & Women’s Sports
Our new NPR/Marist Poll digs into the top economic concerns of Americans and how the Build Back Better bill may – or may not – impact Joe Biden’s falling approval ratings. Then, we talk with the Director of the Center for Sports Communication at Marist College to look at our […] Read more »