A new nationwide University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll released today finds Americans continue to support a wide variety of election reforms, intended to make voting easier, while also maintaining a strong desire for photo ID requirements at voting booths. The poll of 1,000 respondents found majority support for reforms including […] Read more »
A televised insurrection: AP video documents Jan. 6 riot
The Jan. 6 riot was an insurrection with a 360-degree view. … The Associated Press compiled a short film of the day’s key moments to capture the record and rebut falsehoods that continue to spread about what happened. CONTINUED Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown […] Read more »
‘But the people like me the best, by far’
Six weeks after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, Donald Trump’s pollster, Tony Fabrizio, conducted a survey of Republicans that looked at how well liked the former president was among several distinct groups of voters within the party. … The people who described themselves as the most committed Republicans […] Read more »
The Holiday Redistricting Flurry
Key Points• There was a flurry of redistricting activity over the holidays, with 7 additional states finalizing their congressional maps.• Republicans are up a little overall in the roughly 2/3rds of completed districts, while Democrats would have to sweep the Toss-ups — a very difficult task — just to achieve […] Read more »
2022 House Overview: Still a GOP Advantage, but Redistricting Looks Like a Wash
The surprising good news for Democrats: there are on track to be a few more Biden-won districts after redistricting than there are now — producing a congressional map slightly less biased in the GOP’s favor than the last decade’s. The bad news for Democrats: if President Biden’s approval ratings are […] Read more »
Trump Isn’t the Only One to Blame for the Capitol Riot
… The riot was an attack on our institutions, and of course, inflammatory conservative rhetoric and social media bear some of the blame. But our institutions also helped produce that violent outburst by building a sense of entitlement to power within America’s conservative minority. … If the basic mechanics of […] Read more »