Americans are divided and somewhat more opposed to Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination than in favor of it after hearing Thursday from both Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford, but strong partisanship increasingly defines the public’s views. Republicans have grown more in […] Read more »
Partisan rage over Kavanaugh allegations erupts into midterm campaigns
The emotional battle over sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh burst into the midterm elections after a dramatic week of wrenching testimony and raw partisan rage on Capitol Hill, tossing an explosive and sensitive issue into the final weeks of the closely fought campaign for control […] Read more »
Deep polarization in reactions to Ford-Kavanaugh hearings
On Thursday, much of America was riveted by testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday evening, YouGov interviewed 2,607 Americans about whom they thought was telling the truth or lying. We found a country deeply divided in […] Read more »
Consequences of a Kavanaugh Confirmation? Yes, in the Long Term
When a political event of any note occurs in the midst of a campaign season—and often when it doesn’t—media commentators predictably lapse into extensive speculation about its likely effect on the outcome of the next election. … I remain skeptical that the Kavanaugh appointment, however it turns out, will exert […] Read more »
The Controversy Over Kavanaugh Won’t End With a Vote
Even if Senate Republicans “plow right through” the ever-expanding chaos surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the battle over his Supreme Court nomination is unlikely to end soon. … The Kavanaugh controversy erupted as polls were already showing a threat to GOP candidates this fall, in the form of an intense backlash against […] Read more »
Aftab Pureval’s secret poll obtained by Enquirer
The Enquirer has obtained the poll at the center of a campaign finance spending complaint against Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval – and it’s unquestionably a poll about his current congressional race. CONT. Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »