A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the first major ruling in cases contending officials ramrodded the question through for Republican political purposes to intentionally undercount immigrants. CONT. Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Read more »
Why does the GOP persist?
Why do they persist? The evidence is clear: voters oppose a wall, oppose the shutdown, and favor reopening the government without funding the wall, seeing far better ways to protect the border. … And voters are clearly blaming Trump and the GOP for a shutdown few Americans want. Republicans are […] Read more »
Trump has boxed himself in on the shutdown with nowhere to go
New polling indicates that President Donald Trump does not have a winning option to get out of this partial government shutdown, and his position is deteriorating. Let’s start with the most important fact when it comes to gaming out the shutdown: the President is becoming more unpopular. His net approval […] Read more »
How will Trump wishcast the latest polling data?
… Traditionally, in shutdown politics, the party with the eroding poll numbers is the one to make the greater concessions. So, that’s that. The White House will be caving any day now, right? Alas, the hard-working staff here at Spoiler Alerts is now convinced that the answer is no. … […] Read more »
Majority of Americans blame Trump for the shutdown
A majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour and Marist. Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults said Trump is most responsible for the shutdown, and another 31 percent of Americans said congressional Democrats are […] Read more »
No wonder there’s a shutdown: New poll shows how much Republicans and Democrats really disagree on immigration
This past weekend, the partial shutdown affecting a quarter of the federal government became the longest on record. … Why is there such difficulty finding a path forward? The roots of the shutdown can be traced to the fraught issue of immigration. A new GW Politics Poll shows just how […] Read more »