The top pollster for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is advising the White House to do something that often makes Democrats nervous: Talk loudly and proudly about raising taxes on the rich. Why it matters: John Anzalone tells Axios his extensive polling and research has found that few issues receive broader […] Read more »
Biden strengthens Obama’s legacy while seeking his own
With sweeping economic recovery plans, President Joe Biden seeks his own legacy like the New Deal or Great Society. But he’s also bolstering Barack Obama’s. In multiple ways, Biden has used his first 100 days to reinforce the battered foundations of Obamacare. He exercised executive authority to invite more of […] Read more »
Polls show majority of Republicans mistakenly think the 2020 election wasn’t legitimate
… Republicans have been pushing legislation at the state level to make voting at least somewhat more difficult than it was for the 2020 election. This has come in the wake of polls showing many Republicans doubt the election result. It is unclear what effect this legislation will ultimately have […] Read more »
The GOP commitment to democracy
… We conducted a survey of registered voters in Pennsylvania, a battleground that represents the major divisions in our national politics, to assess Republicans’ commitment to democracy. We asked respondents about their support for certain principles of democracy as well as for their assessment of how American democracy is working […] Read more »
Unlike Biden, Americans don’t see new infrastructure as a priority
President Joe Biden is pushing his infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan. This bill strays from what has helped him maintain an approval rating above 50% so far during his presidency because, even though the plan polls fairly well, it’s not clear that Americans actually think it’s all that important. […] Read more »
Few Signs of a Catholic ‘Bump’ for Biden
Joe Biden, the second Catholic president in United States history, is quite public about his religion — discussing it openly in last fall’s presidential campaign and in the months since taking office, and regularly and publicly attending Catholic church services. So far, however, there is little evidence that Biden’s Catholicism […] Read more »