Why ‘Middle-class Joe’ Biden may need upscale voters more than ever in 2024

Throughout his political career, President Joe Biden has unfailingly presented himself as a product – and champion – of the middle class. As president, he has relentlessly touted his economic plan as a “blue-collar blueprint” to rebuild America and highlighted the number of new jobs tied to his signature policy […] Read more »

Why Republican voters believe Trump

When the Republican presidential candidates gather for their first debate this week, the encounter is likely to center on the legal problems of the man all of them are chasing. Former President Donald Trump has solidified his lead in the GOP race by convincing most Republican voters to view his […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Voters want schools to teach more about good citizenship and less about gender identity

With some school districts having already returned to the classroom, the latest Fox News survey looks at voters’ views on what’s being taught in public schools. The poll, released Thursday, finds voters of all political stripes agree on one thing: when it comes to public schools, there is too little […] Read more »

National survey finds four-point increase in overall public approval of U.S. Supreme Court’s performance and plurality support of five recent major decisions

A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 45% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing and 55% disapprove. While approval remains below disapproval, this is a 4-percentage point increase in approval since May and the second highest rating since March 2022, when […] Read more »

Supreme Court decision highlights racial disparities in higher education

The Supreme Court’s June decision putting an end to the use of affirmative action in higher education admissions paved the way for potentially dramatic changes in who gets into college and where they go. The case revolved around affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, but […] Read more »

Recent Supreme Court rulings alienate the left but are hardly unpopular

After a series of key setbacks for their side on affirmative action, gay weddings and student loan debt forgiveness, Democrats are again railing against the Supreme Court. They have lumped the decisions in with perhaps the court’s most unpopular and consequential adverse ruling in recent times: the overturning of Roe […] Read more »