Recent efforts by Republican-controlled state legislatures to enact some of the most restrictive abortion laws in decades go against the views of most Americans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist, which could spark a backlash against the party in the 2020 elections. CONT. Gretchen […] Read more »
Black Democrats Say It’s the Economy, Still
A key base of support for the Democratic Party, black America, is lagging in its recovery from the recession and demanding more attention to economic issues than white voters. That divide could complicate presidential contenders’ attempts to woo African-American votes in 2020. A decade after the financial crisis, with national […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Abortion growing in importance for voters heading into 2020 election
Three-in-10 Americans say they would only vote for a candidate for major office who shares their views on abortion, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. That’s higher than at any point in CNN polling on the topic from 1996 on. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta & Grace Sparks, CNN Read more »
Fox News Poll: 71 percent say gun violence a ‘major problem’ government should address
Most voters think the government needs to address gun violence, including a majority of those living in gun-owning households. Seventy-one percent of registered voters say gun violence is a major problem that needs attention from the government, according to the latest Fox News Poll. The only issue tested that voters […] Read more »
Democrats in Trump districts face split-screen reality on impeachment
While Washington was in a frenzy Wednesday over special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s first public comments about his investigation and President Trump, 800 miles away, in rural central Illinois, Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos navigated an alternative political universe. She dedicated a post office to a fallen Marine. She toured […] Read more »
Americans have turned against Trump on trade
President Donald Trump’s trade wars may be something he believes in, but it doesn’t seem to be a political winner. Unlike many issues on which Trump has seesawed on over the years, Trump has been generally consistent in his protectionist stance on trade. He seemed to use that to his […] Read more »