The essay described congressional extremists, their rejection of truth, a party turning into authoritarians or “an apocalyptic cult.” It bore a striking headline: “Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem.” It didn’t mention Marjorie Taylor Greene, the deadly January 6 insurrection or Donald Trump’s Big Lie. In fact, […] Read more »
How the GOP lies about the US Capitol insurrection and 2020 election are related
The events of January 6 and its aftermath can be difficult to fathom. A number of Republicans don’t seem to comprehend them at all. They have fallen back on the lies that the riots we all saw on television and online that day were not an insurrection by supporters of […] Read more »
Over half of Republicans believe Donald Trump is the actual President of the United States
Former President Donald Trump’s stronghold over the Republican party remains. His refusal to concede the 2020 election and calls of widespread fraud have raised doubts about the integrity of its results among his Republican base. Consequently, 56% of Republicans believe the election was rigged or the result of illegal voting, […] Read more »
Prepare for Post-Trump Trumpism
Any conversation about the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election inevitably veers to former President Trump, including the role he will play and whether the Republican Party will functionally be an extension of him, for better or for worse. My hunch is that Trumpism in all of its potency […] Read more »
New Poll Data Shows Trump Rising Big Time!
… Our latest monthly May national poll of 1,000 likely 2022 voters, modeled after the 2020 turnout, conducted May 13 through 17, shows that good old President Biden is still skating along with a net positive job approval, but it’s down from last month – 56% approve, 43% disapprove. … […] Read more »
The House: Democrats Would Have a Tough Slog Even Without Redistricting
Key Points• The reapportionment of House seats and pending redistricting has prevented us from releasing U.S. House ratings so far this cycle.• While Republicans stand to gain from this process, they would be favored to win the House even if the district lines were not changing.• Rating the House races […] Read more »