Let’s start with the fact that I’m writing this before, not after, the State of the Union. (Deadlines are sometimes inconvenient.) So, with that caveat in place, I’m going to suggest that whatever Donald Trump said in his speech, whatever antics the Democrats planned to distract and disrupt the proceedings, […] Read more »
Pollster Frank Luntz said this panel on the shutdown might be the most hostile he’s ever held
As President Donald Trump gives his second State of the Union speech Tuesday night, the prospect of yet another government shutdown looms just 10 days away. But both Democrats and Republicans in a panel convened by veteran pollster Frank Luntz said they’d rather have another government shutdown than see their […] Read more »
Why Trump is more likely to incite people than persuade them tonight
… Halfway through his first term, Trump has engraved extraordinarily deep — and stable — lines of division in the public about his priorities, policies and personality. Though cheered by a passionate and seemingly immovable base of supporters, he has become the first president in the history of modern polling […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats have grown further apart on what the nation’s top priorities should be
Republicans and Democrats have long held differing views about policy solutions, but throughout most of the recent past there was rough partisan agreement about the set of issues that were the top priorities for the nation. However, that is less and less the case. Republicans and Democrats have been moving […] Read more »
Internal Schultz presidential polling shows him in double digits, eligible for debate stage
New internal polling from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz shows him pulling about 17 percent of the vote in hypothetical presidential matchups between President Trump and either Democrat Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren. CONT. Ben Kamisar, NBC News WATCH: The #MTP panel discusses Howard Schultz’s potential presidential campaign and its […] Read more »
Wide party divide could be opening for independent candidate
For many years, American voters complained that politics often boiled down to a bland choice between two nearly interchangeable products — Brand D and Brand R. Not anymore. A new Pew Research Center poll shows that the majority of Americans, 54 percent, believe there is “a great deal” of difference […] Read more »