Post-U. Md. poll: Most Md. residents open to higher taxes to boost school spending

As Maryland lawmakers weigh revamping the state’s public education system, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds widespread support for dramatically boosting school spending and an openness to higher income taxes to finance it. The findings could fuel a growing battle between Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who has vowed […] Read more »

CBS News Battleground Tracker: Warren extends lead across early states, New Hampshire and draws even with Biden in Iowa

Early-state Democratic voters say President Trump’s allegations against Joe Biden have not affected their views of Biden and largely think they aren’t true. Even so, it’s Elizabeth Warren who continues to draw support from Democrats. She has extended the aggregate lead she had in this poll last month across the […] Read more »

Ipsos/Reuters Core Political: Impeachment Tracker

While the White House declared on Tuesday that it will not cooperate with the investigation on President Donald Trump’s impeachment, public opinion on the proceedings has remained consistent. Almost half (45%) of Americans believe the president should be impeached, compared to 39% who believe he should not. CONT. Ipsos Public […] Read more »

Most American teens are frightened by climate change, poll finds, and about 1 in 4 are taking action

… A solid majority of American teenagers are convinced that humans are changing the Earth’s climate and believe that it will cause harm to them personally and to other members of their generation, according to a new Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Roughly 1 in 4 have participated in a […] Read more »

O’Rourke running third behind Biden and Warren among Texas Democrats, UT/TT Poll says

Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke has slipped to third place among Democratic voters in his home state’s presidential primary, behind former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. On the eve of the third round of presidential […] Read more »