President Trump and his Republicans are still trying to sell their tax bill as a “middle class tax cut.” The middle class isn’t buying it—but that won’t stop Congress from passing some version of their plan. … Even before the House and Senate unveiled their bills, about half of registered […] Read more »
Democrats see backlash over Republicans’ tax bill as a key to winning in the suburbs
For decades, the battle lines in New England’s most politically conservative state were clear. Republicans ran on tax cuts. Democrats ran on targeted tax credits. Both parties kept New Hampshire free of a state income or sales tax, blurring some distinctions for suburban voters. Then came the Republican tax plan […] Read more »
Here’s the incredibly unpopular GOP tax reform plan — in one graph
A Republican tax plan has passed the House, but obstacles remain in the Senate. One of those obstacles: The plan appears to be not just unpopular, but also distinctively — almost historically — unpopular. My fellow George Washington University political scientist Chris Warshaw compiled public polls capturing support for major […] Read more »
Priorities USA Poll: Republican Tax Plan Spells Electoral Disaster
The Republican tax proposals currently moving through Congress are more than just bad policy, they are politically toxic for Republicans and will further cement voters’ views that Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are looking out for the interests of the wealthy and big corporations, not the regular people they […] Read more »
House: Ratings Changes in Seven Districts as GOP Majority in Peril
If it wasn’t already clear, last Tuesday’s election results confirmed a political atmosphere that would seriously endanger the House GOP’s majority in 2018. In Virginia, turnout was up 20 percent over 2013 in localities won by Hillary Clinton, compared to 13 percent in localities carried by President Trump. Not only […] Read more »
Most See President Trump and Republicans As Responsible for the ACA‘s Future
Half (50%) of the public would say that if fewer people sign up for marketplace plans during this year’s open enrollment, it is mainly due to the Trump Administration, and most Americans (61%) see President Trump and Republicans as responsible for the Affordable Care Act’s future, the latest Kaiser Family […] Read more »