President Trump is likely to deliver his State of the Union address to a friendly audience composed largely of his supporters. Historically, those in the president’s own party have been more inclined to watch the address. In keeping with this trend, most of the potential viewers favor many of the […] Read more »
What matters to Democratic voters in 2020? Defeating Trump.
The 2020 Democratic presidential contenders are already discussing the issues that will help to determine who wins the party’s nomination. But rather than one policy issue such as health care or foreign policy, polling is making it clear that something else will be key to success in the primary: President […] Read more »
Why Trump is more likely to incite people than persuade them tonight
… Halfway through his first term, Trump has engraved extraordinarily deep — and stable — lines of division in the public about his priorities, policies and personality. Though cheered by a passionate and seemingly immovable base of supporters, he has become the first president in the history of modern polling […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats have grown further apart on what the nation’s top priorities should be
Republicans and Democrats have long held differing views about policy solutions, but throughout most of the recent past there was rough partisan agreement about the set of issues that were the top priorities for the nation. However, that is less and less the case. Republicans and Democrats have been moving […] Read more »
State of the Union 2019: How Americans see major national issues
Following a political standoff that briefly delayed his annual speech to the nation, President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The speech comes amid a debate between Trump and congressional Democrats over border security – one that recently led to the longest […] Read more »
Americans’ Take on State of the Union on Hold
Today marks what was planned to be President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, now on hold until Feb. 5 after the shutdown-induced delay. Speech or no speech, it’s difficult at this juncture to assess the state of the union. The nation is in a three-week holding period, waiting […] Read more »