… After a year dominated by the pandemic and a seemingly endless presidential election, Americans are overwhelmingly hopeful that things will get better with the pandemic — and more narrowly hopeful about Joe Biden’s presidency. … 63% of poll respondents said they’re more hopeful than fearful about what 2021 holds […] Read more »
A Return to Normal?
In this era of unprecedented tumult and change, it’s easy to think that politicians who reflect those same forces would be successful. But in 2020, voters picked stability over volatility. If there were a clear mandate from voters this election, it was this: get our lives back to normal. CONTINUED […] Read more »
Infrastructure Action Should Be a No-Brainer
… I’ve been writing about the American public’s views on infrastructure for years now. The main point: Doing something about infrastructure should be a no-brainer. This is one of relatively few policy areas for which there is strong public support from all Americans, regardless of political identity. As I said […] Read more »
Record in U.S. Name COVID-19 as Most Urgent Health Problem
Sixty-nine percent of Americans name COVID-19 specifically, or “viruses” generally, as the most urgent health problem facing the United States, a higher percentage than Gallup has measured for any issue in its trend. The prior high was 62% mentioning AIDS in 1987, the first year Gallup asked the question. CONTINUED […] Read more »
Left v. Center? Bottom-Up!
The media has been vaunting the divide between the Democrats’ left and center and how the cleavage threatens Democrats’ tenuous majority. Here, a thousand miles outside the Beltway, a lot of the conversation seems pretty obscure: Like who the “squad,” a crew of House members with a talent for press […] Read more »
Sharp Divisions on Vote Counts, as Biden Gets High Marks for His Post-Election Conduct
More than two weeks after the presidential election, there are sharp divisions between voters who supported Joe Biden and Donald Trump over nearly all aspects of the election and voting process, including whether their own votes were counted accurately. Trump voters, who already were skeptical of the electoral process and […] Read more »