About half of respondents in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll suspect that President Donald Trump himself broke the law during the presidential campaign and just three in 10 Americans think that alleged wrongdoing ends with those who were charged this week by the special counsel. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC […] Read more »
The Russian connection
Donald Trump, and those who apparently see lying on his behalf as a sacred duty, are desperate to demonstrate: • That his campaign did not “collude” with Russia • That Americans don’t care about Russia’s efforts to influence our election • That the Russians had no impact on the outcome […] Read more »
Mueller’s Investigation Won’t Shake Trump’s Base
On Monday, nothing changed. If you live, as I do, in the heart of Trump country, you know there is no chance that the indictment of Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, or the guilty plea of a former foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, will alter our political dynamics. Mr. […] Read more »
The Midterms and Mueller
… One thing that should scare Republicans—and make them think that the 2016 strategy may not be sufficient in 2018—is the enthusiasm gap. Back in 2016, Republicans were wary of Trump but they turned out and voted for him because they didn’t like the alternative and they were willing to […] Read more »
USA TODAY Poll: Facebook faulted for not doing more on Russian ads in 2016 race
Americans by nearly 2-to-1 say Facebook should have done more to identify and publicize the ads it sold last year to Russians trying to influence the U.S. presidential election, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds. By overwhelming margins, they support requiring social-media platforms to label who’s paying for political ads. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Keep probing Russia interference, voters say
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election since May. Voters think he should keep at it. The latest Fox News poll finds voters think it is important the probe continues, and by a wide margin they still believe the Kremlin wanted to elect Donald […] Read more »