In one portrait of the nation put forward at the recent Republican presidential debates, America’s moral core is rotting, its citizens tolerating rampant abortions and even the dissection of fetuses for profit. In the alternate reality described at Tuesday’s Democratic debate, counteracting climate change and protecting African-Americans from police shootings […] Read more »
Contrasting Partisan Perspectives on Campaign 2016
With four months to go before the first presidential nomination contests, Republican and Democratic voters have sharply different perspectives on their parties’ campaigns – from the qualities they value in candidates to the assessments of their presidential fields and the issues they prioritize. CONT. Pew Read more »
Trump vs. Clinton: The Unpopularity Contest
Who has the highest negative ratings in the latest NBC/Wall street Journal poll, Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? MTP Daily’s Chuck Todd goes over the numbers with pollstars Fred Yang and Bill McInturff. NBC News Read more »
Government, Economy, Immigration Seen as Top U.S. Problems
In September, Americans are most likely to name dissatisfaction with government, the economy and immigration as the “most important problem” facing the country, although no one issue is named by more than one in five Americans. Mentions of the government and immigration are up slightly from August. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, […] Read more »
Five Things You Need To Know Before Predicting The 2016 Election
In a different context, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld called them the “known unknowns,” the critical questions that must be answered in order to better forecast the results of a campaign. His campaign was a war; ours is war by other means. With more than a year to go […] Read more »
One in Five Voters Say Immigration Stance Critical to Vote
Twenty percent of U.S. registered voters say they will only vote for a candidate who shares their views on immigration, with another 60% saying it will be one of many important considerations they take into account. Registered voters who are Republican, first- or second-generation immigrants or Hispanics are more likely […] Read more »