Like other Republican governors around the country, Tate Reeves of Mississippi reacted angrily to the coronavirus vaccine mandates President Biden imposed on private businesses. Declaring the move “terrifying,” he wrote on Twitter: “This is still America, and we still believe in freedom from tyrants.” There is a deep inconsistency in […] Read more »
Most Republicans want Trump as the GOP’s leader but are divided about whether he’d help them retake the White House
Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to remain their party’s leader, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But differing views about Trump’s role in the party — and his strength as a future presidential nominee — highlight divides within the GOP. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say, […] Read more »
The ‘war’ over Biden’s vaccine push is mostly a contest for the approval of a vocal minority
… The Kaiser Family Foundation polling from July found that Republicans make up most of the pool of the unvaccinated — and an even larger percentage of those who refuse to get vaccinated out-of-hand (as opposed to simply being wary of the vaccines). This is the bind. For health, economic […] Read more »
Americans are more pessimistic and divided two decades after 9/11, polls show
Before and immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans were fairly optimistic about the direction of the country, they held relatively positive opinions about the two major political parties and believed the nation was united. Twenty years later, however, more than 6-in-10 Americans think the country is on the wrong […] Read more »
How Republicans are set to boost Democratic turnout in 2022
Just as Democrats were starting to watch their chances of maintaining majorities in Congress get washed out to sea with President Joe Biden’s declining job approval ratings, Republicans have handed them at least one, and maybe two, life preservers for the 2022 elections. With the historical trend of midterms and […] Read more »
The California Recall Could Be a Road Map for Democrats
California Governor Gavin Newsom is confronting the toughest challenge Democrats may face in next year’s midterm election—and guiding his party toward a possible solution as the Republican-driven recall against him enters its final days. One key reason the president’s party historically fares so poorly in midterm elections is that its […] Read more »