… Trump has successfully converted many in his party’s rank and file to his views on issues from free trade to the abandonment of bedrock ideological principles. Pew and YouGov’s research suggests this also includes their views on Russia and Putin. Our study found that a significant minority of Republicans […] Read more »
The State of the Union Depends on One’s Political Party
Gallup’s recent update on Americans’ satisfaction with 30 aspects of the U.S. finds majorities of Republicans satisfied with 19, while the majority of Democrats are content with just four. The State of the Union scorecard includes 13 broad features of the nation’s cultural, business and government climates. Of these, majorities […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders climbing in new NH poll on eve of Iowa caucuses
Bernie Sanders continues to lead his Democratic rivals in New Hampshire just hours before the Iowa caucuses, which could hand him a crucial victory in the first contest of the race, a new Franklin Pierce University-Boston Herald-NBC10Boston poll reveals. Sanders has boosted his support in the Granite State to 31% […] Read more »
Can Democrats Beat Trump in Iowa in November?
… For the last three presidential elections, Iowa has been a barometer of the nation’s vacillating political sentiments. Twice it broke overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, who beat John McCain by nine points here in 2008. It swung back to give Mr. Trump a nine-point victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016. […] Read more »
The day the impeachment trial began, data made clear how it was likely to end
… The Trump impeachment comes at a moment when views of the president by party and congressional partisanship have never been further apart. To be removed from office (convicted on the charges of impeachment), Trump would need to see some 20 Republican senators vote against him. With Republican voters strongly […] Read more »
Trump’s Digital Advantage Is Freaking Out Democratic Strategists
… If you attend an evangelical or a Catholic Church, a women’s rights march or a political rally of any kind, especially in a seriously contested state, the odds are that your cellphone ID number, home address, partisan affiliation and the identifying information of the people around you will be […] Read more »