A majority of American voters support the demonstrations against police brutality and racial injustice that have roiled the country over the past month, embracing ideas about bias within the criminal justice system and the persistence of systemic racism that are central tenets of the Black Lives Matter movement, according to […] Read more »
Working-class white women are turning on Trump
President Trump’s storied grip on the white working class is weakening among women, threatening both his reelection prospects and his party’s efforts to improve its standing with female voters. While working-class men remain among Trump’s most loyal backers, defections among their wives, sisters and daughters are a big part of […] Read more »
Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19
Nearly 1 in 3 black Americans know someone personally who has died of covid-19, far exceeding their white counterparts, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll that underscores the coronavirus pandemic’s profoundly disparate impact. CONT. Amy Goldstein & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »
What a Surge in Absentee Ballots Means for November 2020
The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has resulted in a record number of people requesting to vote-by-mail. While increased access to mail ballots will stem the spread of the disease, waiting for ballots to arrive will delay the final result. Kentucky and New York are among the states that hosted primaries […] Read more »
Poll Hub: A Look to the Future
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, President Donald Trump’s job disapproval rating, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, is at an all-time high with the proportion of those who say they strongly disapprove reaching a new height. What could this mean for this fall’s presidential election? CONT. Marist […] Read more »
More than 60% of Americans believe racial inequality at work needs to be addressed
When it comes to creating racial equality in the workplace, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds the nation divided by race and by party. First, there’s the division, largely along party lines, among those who believe it’s an issue that needs to be addressed. Then, there’s a division along racial […] Read more »