President Joe Biden retains broad support for his coronavirus response, though the country appears to be wary of aggressively loosening restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. On the cusp of scoring his first major legislative achievement, more than two-thirds of […] Read more »
How Republicans misunderstand the 2020 turnout story
Numerous Republican state legislatures are trying to pass new voter restriction legislation (e.g. limiting absentee and early voting). Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are trying to pass laws that expand access to the ballot box. The moves from both camps come after an election with record turnout in which there were […] Read more »
With No Votes to Spare, Biden Gets a Win Obama and Clinton Would Have Envied
The Senate just passed the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill—one of the biggest emergency spending packages in history, targeted to the poor and the middle class. But despite full Democratic control of Congress and the White House, it came with significant omissions from the wish list of Democratic priorities: no […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The National Outlook
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the mood of America remains cautiously optimistic. But, what’s driving Americans’ outlook. We break down the latest Marist Poll America Now: National Outlook Index. Then, the economy and COVID-19 have been the focus in the United States and rightfully so. But, there’s another […] Read more »
Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or Already Have
More than a year after the coronavirus first arrived in the United States, there are signs of growing public dissatisfaction with the country’s response. Performance ratings for how top health and state and local officials have responded to the outbreak continue to decline. And there’s less consensus than there was […] Read more »
President Biden’s Honeymoon Continues
Just over a month into his administration, President Joe Biden continues to get high marks from most Americans for his overall job performance, and specifically how he has been dealing with the pandemic, race relations, health care, and the economy. Both Democrats and independents still have positive views toward Biden, […] Read more »