Democrats want to take action on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting Sunday in Las Vegas, the deadliest in recent U.S. history. And as the Pew Research Center has found, there is bipartisan support for a number of gun control measures. Yet the chance of the Republican-controlled […] Read more »
Lots of Republicans actually support gun control
Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas will ignite another discussion about whether and which gun-control measures could prevent future tragedies. Invariably, these discussions will fall on partisan lines. Republican politicians will block any gun-control measures that Democratic politicians advocate. It’s easy to assume that citizens are as polarized along […] Read more »
Education Split in Alabama Primary Suggests Bumpy 2018 for GOP Senate
The impact of former judge Roy Moore’s landslide win in Alabama’s Republican Senate primary extends beyond that seat or this week’s tally of political “winners and losers.” A closer look at the election results suggests the fallout may extend into 2018 and a more fundamental remaking of the Senate GOP […] Read more »
2017 Special Elections Look Like a Wave
Pundits and campaign professionals have wrestled with whether 2018 will be a wave election or not, using metrics like President Trump’s job rating, candidate recruitment, fundraising and the four Congressional special elections in the last six months. A deeper more-local look at 2017 elections, though, show an already-building wave. Over […] Read more »
Loose Lips May Sink Trump’s Ship
… Trump’s behavior simultaneously intensifies both his support and opposition, leaving few in the middle. … His unusual and improbable victory reinforced a political style that may not be as successful for his party in next year’s midterm elections or even in 2020, should he stand for reelection. Politics has […] Read more »
American Public Opinion: ACA and Tax Reform
The U.S. Senate this week gave up on the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a different federal approach to healthcare. An assessment of available public opinion data suggests, however, that this failure to repeal Obamacare will not be upsetting to the majority of Americans. […] Read more »