This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political shows that Americans remain divided about the main problem facing the nation, with crime and corruption concerning more Americans than at the beginning of the year. Over half of Americans report disapproval of Joe Biden’s presidential performance. As was seen a couple of weeks ago […] Read more »
Does Biden Have a Second Act?
After a difficult first two years in the White House, Reagan, Clinton, and Obama each rebuilt enough public support to win a second term—not long after many observers had labeled them fatally damaged by their early setbacks. Although the specific environment and challenges confronting those three presidents diverged in many […] Read more »
Put a Black woman on the Supreme Court
The Jim Crow party is aghast because President Biden is nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court. When Ronald Reagan announced he would appoint a woman to the Court, Republicans cheered. Now when Biden says his appointment will be a Black woman, they’re jeering. Partisanship? Prejudice? Or both? CONTINUED […] Read more »
Fewer Californians Say the Worst of the Pandemic Is Behind Us
Amid the continuing effects of the omicron COVID variant, two in three Californians say that, as a country, the worst of the coronavirus outbreak is behind us, down from last May’s peak. Also, the share of Californians saying that things in the US are going in the right direction is […] Read more »
Midterm voters have a way of reminding presidents what to focus on
… The challenge for all incoming presidents is to balance who gave them the nomination and the larger, less partisan electorate that made them president. This dynamic also impacts the priority of issues. Obama failed to understand that crucial point. … As it was in 2008, the economy is the […] Read more »
What America Would Look Like in 2025 Under Trump
What will happen if the political tables are turned and the Republican Party wins the White House in 2024 and the House and Senate along the way? One clue is that Donald Trump is an Orban worshiper — that’s Viktor Orban, the prime minister of Hungary, a case study in […] Read more »