A shrinking majority of Americans say Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian election interference and possible links to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign should continue, according to a poll released Tuesday. … The results mirror two other recent polls finding a dip in confidence that Mueller’s investigation is fair toward […] Read more »
Bright Line Watch Report on American Democracy
In April 2018, Bright Line Watch conducted its fifth expert survey, and its third public survey, on democracy in the United States. Between April 9 and 22, we surveyed an expert sample of 935 political science faculty at American universities and a nationally representative sample of 2,000 adults. Respondents in […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s presidency has a disturbing parallel in the political career of Huey Long
Ninety years ago, a southern politician with a populist agenda was beginning to dominate American national politics: his bombastic rhetoric and narcissistic personality, cynical use of patronage, selfless addiction to power, and calculating manipulation of the media all foreshadowed the central characteristics of today’s Trump presidency. His name was Huey […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Mueller likely to find Trump offenses, Trump likely to fire him
Most voters think it is important to continue investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia — but more believe President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller before he’s done. About two-thirds, 67 percent in the latest Fox News poll, say it is at least somewhat important the investigation […] Read more »
Firing Rosenstein, Mueller Might Not Solve Trump’s Legal Problems
Last week’s raids by the FBI on the home, hotel room, and office of President Trump’s personal lawyer and close adviser Michael Cohen underscore that the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York are now reaching the innermost concentric circles […] Read more »
Comey interview focus group: What’s one word you would use to describe James Comey?
ABC news and conservative pollster Frank Luntz assembled people from across the political spectrum to weigh in on the former FBI director’s exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. ABC News Read more »