In her new book, “White Identity Politics,” the Duke political scientist Ashley Jardina examines the increasing relevance of white identity in America. Drawing on data from American National Election Studies surveys and her own research, Jardina finds that about thirty to forty per cent of white Americans say that white […] Read more »
The GOP distanced itself from Steve King. Is it signaling a shift on Trump?
… So long as the president remains overwhelmingly popular among Republican voters, there’s almost no chance that Republican officeholders would take serious steps to curb Trump as they have curbed King. However, the example of President George W. Bush’s second term showed that congressional Republicans can desert their leader quite […] Read more »
Economic Anxiety: The difference in anxiety levels between men and women
Money, money, money. It’s no doubt it makes the world go ‘round, but it also throws some into a tailspin. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Mary Meyn, Vice President at Edison Research, stops by to discuss the results of the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll. Which gender loses more […] Read more »
Why a Primary Challenge to Trump Wouldn’t Work
… For Republicans, whether they like it or not, this is a binary choice: It’s Trump or a Democrat in the White House. The cost of losing the presidency, in Republican minds, is that taxes will go back up, regulation will go back to what they saw as an onerous […] Read more »
Trump Is Unifying Democrats Instead of Consolidating His Base
… By this point, it’s pretty clear that the president and the GOP are in a very deep hole. The wall hasn’t become more popular. The majority of the public blames the shutdown on Trump. A CNN poll found that just 66 percent of Republicans agree that building the wall […] Read more »
Trump approval down, slips with base; among potential 2020 challengers, Biden stands apart
While the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, President Trump’s approval rating is down, and there are cracks showing with his base. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Trump’s approval rating down and his disapproval rating up from a month ago. … The president also faces some significant headwinds […] Read more »