Late last week, I joined my colleague David Wasserman for interviews with about half-a dozen Democrats running in competitive swing districts currently held by Republicans. It was a good reminder of just how disconnected DC and the cable networks are from what Democratic candidates and campaigns are talking about back […] Read more »
Dissatisfaction With Government, Direction of U.S. Persists
Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. has fallen to 21%, the lowest point since July 2016. Dissatisfaction with the government remains at the top of the list of most important problems in the country. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
The Politics Of Tax Reform: 101
President Trump and congressional Republicans are ramping up their push to pass tax reform. What, exactly, “reform” means is still an open question; as my colleague Perry Bacon Jr. has detailed, different Republican factions put a higher priority on different elements of a possible bill. There are divides, for instance, […] Read more »
Tracking Trump’s inattention to Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria via his tweets
Ten days after Hurricane Maria made landfall, millions in Puerto Rico are still without electricity, gas, cash or running water (make a donation to help out here)—but this is 2017, so obviously we’re talking about the president’s bad tweets. … So, as it’s a beautiful Saturday in NYC, I cracked […] Read more »
American Public Opinion: ACA and Tax Reform
The U.S. Senate this week gave up on the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a different federal approach to healthcare. An assessment of available public opinion data suggests, however, that this failure to repeal Obamacare will not be upsetting to the majority of Americans. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 83% support pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants
Sixty-two percent say it is extremely or very important Congress pass immigration law that will address the Dreamers. Voters think this is more important than passing new health care (58 percent important) or tax reform legislation (52 percent). CONT. Victoria Balara, Fox News Read more »