The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans’ willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more and more Americans say they are willing to do so. Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Support for Third U.S. Political Party at High Point
Americans’ desire for a third party has ticked up since last fall and now sits at a high in Gallup’s trend. Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults say the “parties do such a poor job representing the American people that a third party is needed,” an increase from 57% in September. […] Read more »
Reports of the GOP demise are greatly exaggerated
… A number of articles have come out in recent days pointing out that thousands of Republicans have switched their party registration following the insurrection at the US Capitol and subsequent impeachment of former President Donald Trump. This fits the larger narrative of the party seeming to be in a […] Read more »
Is the GOP’s extremist wing now too big to fail?
Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia into their caucus: Has the extremist wing of the GOP coalition grown too big for the party to […] Read more »
Why most GOP senators are standing by Trump
A lot of critics of former President Donald Trump want GOP senators to “show some spine.” They think the big reason they have stayed with Trump through impeachment is because they’re scared of him. There’s good reason to be worried about going against Trump, given how popular he is among […] Read more »
A large share of Republicans want Trump to remain head of the party
A CNBC survey conducted in the days before former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial finds a large share of Republicans want him to remain head of their party, but a majority of Americans want him out of politics. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows 54% of Americans want Trump “to […] Read more »