The red-state drive to reverse the rights revolution of the past six decades continues to intensify, triggering confrontations involving every level of government. In rapid succession, Republican-controlled states are applying unprecedented tactics to shift social policy sharply to the right, not only within their borders but across the nation. … […] Read more »
Record Party Gap on Environment-Economic Growth Tradeoff
Though Democrats and Republicans have long come down on different sides when considering the tradeoffs between economic growth and environmental protection, the gap between the parties has never been larger. Seventy-eight percent of Democrats, compared with 20% of Republicans, now believe environmental protection should be given the higher priority. CONTINUED […] Read more »
How the Other Half Votes: The Southwest
Key Points• We’re continuing our series of looking at how the most vote-rich counties in a state vote versus those that make up the rest of the state by moving to the Southwest.• The region contains the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, both of which are dominated by […] Read more »
Gun debate is ‘another issue’ where the GOP may be ‘out of step with public’
The GOP’s response to gun violence shows how “out of step with public opinion” the party is as stricter gun reform measures are implemented across the states, Chuck Todd says on Meet the Press NOW. Meet the Press NOW The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll […] Read more »
What hurts Republicans more: Trump, or extreme abortion bans?
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the marquee Republican issues: Trump and abortion. Former President Trump has been indicted, a liberal justice who ran largely on preserving abortion rights won by 11 points in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, and federal court judges have issued opposing rulings on mifepristone, […] Read more »
Trump’s hidden advantage in the GOP primary
Even amid all his legal challenges, Donald Trump has a secret weapon in his drive to win the Republican presidential nomination next year: polling strongly suggests he has transformed the GOP primary electorate in a way that will make him harder to beat. Since Trump’s emergence as the GOP’s dominant […] Read more »