President Biden used the word “unity” eight times in his inauguration speech, but voters say the country is heading in the opposite direction on his watch. By a 54-37 percent margin, they think the country is less united under Biden rather than more so. The latest Fox News national survey […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majorities favor mask and vaccine mandates as pandemic worries increase
Majorities support mask and vaccine mandates advocated by the Biden administration, as the coronavirus pandemic remains a top concern, according to the latest Fox News poll. Three-quarters of registered voters are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the pandemic (74 percent), a 5-point increase from August when 69 percent were worried. […] Read more »
Think all politics are local? The California recall says most politics are now national.
It may be time to revisit the old axiom from Tip O’Neill, the former Democratic House speaker from Massachusetts, who famously said that all politics are local. These days, as the California recall election showed, most politics are national. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) easily avoided being recalled this past week […] Read more »
Why California’s results are in line with the GOP taking the House in 2022
Democrats crushed Republicans in Tuesday’s California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom’s overwhelming victory left little doubt that California is a deeply blue state, and a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate like Larry Elder doesn’t come close to fitting the bill for the type of Republican the GOP needs to run […] Read more »
COVID takes a bite out of Biden’s approval ratings
… The chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan was a gut punch. But the truth is, Biden’s approval rating was on a slow and steady decline before that. All presidential honeymoons must eventually come to an end. His honeymoon lasted around six months, about average. … COVID management was Biden’s key pillar […] Read more »
Biden’s Challenge on Vaccine Mandates
How do you enforce a mandate when a significant percentage of the population opposes it? That’s the question President Joe Biden faces as he rolls out his new plan to mandate the vaccination of all federal employees, along with a new emergency rule that will compel all private companies with […] Read more »