This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political illustrates the decreased support President Joe Biden has seen over the past year as Americans’ concern over the economy increases and their approval of the way Biden has been handling it decreases. Today, 42% of Americans approve of President Biden’s performance in office, compared to […] Read more »
GOP’s midterm bet: Voters will care more about inflation than abortion
One week after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion, Republican candidates and strategists are increasingly confident that such a decision would not seriously harm the GOP’s chances of regaining House and Senate majorities come November, as Democrats have suggested it […] Read more »
GOP still favored in midterms, despite possible overturning of Roe v. Wade
The national political environment has favored Republicans since last fall. And it has only gotten worse for Democrats in the months since as inflation has skyrocketed and President Joe Biden’s approval rating has dropped. The recent leak of a draft US Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade […] Read more »
More bad news for Biden: More Americans are blaming him for the state of the economy
Sometimes understanding political opinion is complicated. For example, electoral observers will be trying to comprehend the rise of Donald Trump in American politics for years to come. The story of public opinion ahead of the 2022 midterms, on other hand, is, at this point, an easy one to understand: “It’s […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Most Americans say now is not the time to end Trump-era Title 42 border policy
Most Americans say now is not the time to end a pandemic-era border restriction that the Biden administration hoped to drop this month, but those who say it ought to continue are divided over how long it should remain in place, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. […] Read more »
Will Biden’s 2022 midterms be worse than Obama’s in 2010?
Whether it’s reporters or politicians or D.C. insiders, the question I get asked more than any other is, “How many?” — how many seats will Republicans pick up this fall? Forecasting numbers based on the latest polls is never a good idea, but certainly the trend lines are heading in […] Read more »