While President Donald Trump relentlessly claims credit for the strengthening economy, the nation’s economic growth is being driven overwhelmingly by the places that are most resistant to him. Counties that voted for Hillary Clinton against Trump in 2016 accounted for nearly three-fourths of the nation’s increased economic output and almost […] Read more »
Public Has Mixed Expectations for New Tax Law
A month after Donald Trump and Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the public has mixed views of the sweeping tax overhaul and its long-term impact. Just as support in Congress for the legislation was divided along party lines, there are wide partisan gaps among the public in […] Read more »
Democrats, Trump to blame for government shutdown
Americans blame President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats about equally for the three-day government shutdown that ended Monday with another stopgap spending measure, according to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll. CONT. Stephanie Perry & John Lapinski, NBC News Read more »
The last time women backed House Democrats so broadly? 2006.
As more than a million people marched in U.S. cities for the second straight year in protests centered on the rights of women, The Washington Post and our partners at ABC News released a new poll. In it, we found a wide gap between men and women on several central […] Read more »
Where Democrats Win, and Don’t, in Pennsylvania Gerrymander Ruling
The Republicans are counting on a favorable congressional map to help their majority ride out a possible “wave” election this November. But the congressional map got a little less favorable on Monday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times Read more »
Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds
Strong support from women and independents is fueling Democrats’ large early advantage ahead of this year’s congressional elections, a sign that two groups that have recoiled from Donald Trump’s presidency will play a decisive role in November, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »