A little more than a year after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Americans remain deeply divided about the events of that day and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened. Last year, in the immediate wake of Jan. 6, about half of U.S. adults (52%) said Donald […] Read more »
Don’t bet on the GOP coming to its senses just yet
… Yes, I understand that some people are angry with the establishment, believe Democrats are a threat to our economy and culture, and yearn for the 1950s. Some uneducated Americans even like Trump’s vulgarity and name-calling. But Trump continues to get crucial support from people who are educated — the […] Read more »
Americans Are Frustrated With the Pandemic. These Polls Show How Much.
A wave of polls taken as the Omicron variant crested across much of the United States shows new signs that the public’s resolve to combat the coronavirus pandemic is waning. The surveys depict an increasingly frustrated and pessimistic nation that is as worried by the specter of an endless pandemic […] Read more »
Biden’s real Supreme Court choice: Bridge-builder or truth-teller?
Whoever President Joe Biden nominates to the Supreme Court is likely to spend at least the first decade, and possibly much more, of her tenure on the losing side of many key rulings decided by the court’s conservative, Republican-appointed majority. That stark prospect, though rarely discussed, looms as perhaps the […] Read more »
Biden Approval Rating Crashes As Democrats Cool, Investors Turn Negative
President Joe Biden’s approval rating dived to the lowest of his presidency, close to President Donald Trump’s standing as he exited office, the February IBD/TIPP Poll finds. … The February IBD/TIPP Poll finds that Biden’s approval rating fell 4.8 points to 44.4 over the past month. That index measure indicates […] Read more »
Led by Trump, GOP increasingly casts White people as racism’s victims
Early barbs for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court selection process have helped crystallize a rising Republican line of attack against Democrats. “He’s saying, ‘If you’re a White guy, tough luck,’ ” complained Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz was referring to Biden’s vow to name a Black woman to the […] Read more »