Democrats hold double-digit leads in the U.S. Senate contests in Arizona and Ohio, while it’s much closer in Florida, according to a trio of NBC News/Marist polls from these three key states in November’s midterm elections. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Growing Divide on Immigration and America’s Moral Leadership
Fewer than half (40%) of the public believes that the U.S. sets a good moral example for the rest of the world. Nearly six in ten (58%) believe we do not. Views have been remarkably stable since 2015 when only 43% of Americans said the U.S. provided a good moral […] Read more »
Politics Podcast: Trump Won’t Stop Talking About Immigration
President Trump backed down on Wednesday from his “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which detained parents and children who crossed the border illegally. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team discusses the fallout from the policy and how Trump is talking about immigration in the run up to the midterms. Also, as record […] Read more »
Trump’s Immigration Policy Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Recent news about the Trump administration separating migrant children from their parents was apparently enough to puncture the protective bubble provided by Republican voters. Only a slender majority of self-identified Republicans—a group that tends to overwhelmingly and enthusiastically support President Donald Trump’s actions—approved of the practice. The rest joined independents […] Read more »
Why a felon could beat a US congressman in Tuesday’s New York primary
Former Rep. Michael Grimm is looking to get his old job back representing Staten Island after spending a stint in federal prison for tax evasion. He’s is running in Tuesday’s Republican primary in New York’s 11th Congressional District against current Rep. Dan Donovan. Grimm may just win the primary. CONT. […] Read more »
How public attitudes are shaping Texas GOP leaders’ response to Trump border policy
Results from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll illuminate how public attitudes provide the context for the political and policy responses of Texas’ elected leaders to President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on immigration on the U.S.—Mexico border. Continued support for Trump, and for restrictive immigration policies writ large among […] Read more »