You may love Donald Trump or you may hate him, but he has left a big mark on the American political scene and his impact seems to have reached into the parties themselves — changing who identifies as a Republican and as a Democrat. New data from the Pew Research […] Read more »
Faced With Crisis and Re-election, Senate Republicans Blame China
… Neil Newhouse, a leading Republican pollster, said that both private and public polling indicated that Americans, regardless of political affiliation, had markedly negative feelings toward China over issues including trade and technology theft. “It becomes an easy punching bag for politicians, both Republicans and Democrats,” he said in an […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s iron grip on the GOP: Why Republicans stick with him
… Trump’s standing in nearly all public polls is eroding. He has inflamed racial tensions in the wake of the George Floyd killing. He’s endured unprecedented criticism from former military leaders. Yet Trump’s grip on the Republican Party remains so strong that only a handful of GOP elected officials have […] Read more »
Why Republicans Still Can’t Quit Trump
With Donald Trump sagging in the polls against Joe Biden, the internal Republican debate about what a post-Trump GOP might look like is growing louder. And that dialogue is underscoring how hard it may be for Republicans to abandon the confrontational and divisive direction he has set for the party, […] Read more »
Trump Losing Argument on Law and Order
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,608 registered voters conducted June 4-8, 2020. • Democrats in Congress are much more trusted than Trump on issues related to race relations, and most Americans lack confidence in him on issues related to police and race.• A majority see […] Read more »
How Much Is America Changing?
America is at a racial and political crossroads. Protests over the past two weeks in response to an interrelated set of issues and events — the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, the Covid pandemic, a nation in lockdown, joblessness, a devastated economy and a presidential election — give rise […] Read more »