… Just as William Faulkner wrote about how Southerners once daydreamed about the moments before Pickett’s Charge, before Gettysburg turned the tide of the Civil War, some activists seem frozen in the post-midnight hours of Nov. 9, 2016, when Mr. Trump won and time — political time — stopped like […] Read more »
The Partisan Gap in Views of the Coronavirus
The major political parties in the U.S. embrace significantly different approaches in their views of human nature, policy issues and the role of government. Americans who identify with either of the two major political parties in turn reflect these differences in the way they view and interpret the world around […] Read more »
Social Distancing as a Red-Blue Divide
After nearly two months of the economy effectively being shut down, among the most bitter debates today is over when and how to reopen it. … While Democrats and liberals tend to put equity, justice, leveling the playing field, and, in this case, sacrifice for the common good at the […] Read more »
Democrats More Trusted on Coronavirus Response
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,010 registered voters conducted May 11-May 14, 2020. • As Trump’s ratings hit new lows, Democrats in Congress are more trusted than Trump on handling the coronavirus response.• Americans are concerned that Republicans in Congress […] Read more »
Where are people less likely to obey coronavirus restrictions? Republican counties.
President Trump is cheering on Republican governors who lift stay-at-home orders, criticizing Democratic governors who’ve been more cautious and supporting right-wing protests against stay-at-home orders. Coronavirus politics, in other words, like climate change politics, is riven by party. According to recent survey research, average Americans may be following their party […] Read more »
Trump Brings in the Infantry for His War on Blue America
Even during the shared national challenge of the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on the institutions of blue America. And a growing number of other Republicans are joining him. Trump has long provoked questions about whether he respects the legitimacy of small-d democratic institutions. But in […] Read more »