… As recently as last year, just 35 percent thought it was likely Roe could be overturned. Pre-Trump, the numbers were even lower. That calculus has already been dramatically altered. The threat is here and it’s real, and the fact will be evident before the election. The pro-Roe majority will […] Read more »
CBS News poll: Does Roe v. Wade change motivation to vote and be politically active?
Although the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade has elicited a great deal of sentiment among Americans, almost two-thirds report that it hasn’t made them feel any more or less motivated to vote — at least not at the moment. But of those who do report feeling a change in […] Read more »
Personality Politics, with Jonathan Martin & Alex Burns
We’ve reached maximum Hacks capacity this week with not one but two guest Hacks, Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns of The New York Times. They join Axe and Murphy to discuss the MAGA-fication of Republican primary races, the politics of Roe v. Wade, and Martin and Burns’ new book, This […] Read more »
With six months left, ominous outlook remains for Democrats
Three-quarters of the way through the midterm election cycle, it doesn’t look like anything will change the ominous forecast for Democrats. And Republicans remain well-positioned to take back Congress this fall. There’s a difference between historic events and game-changing events (events that change the trajectory of an election cycle). A […] Read more »
Most Americans will balk if conservatives challenge contraception and gay marriage after overturning Roe
In the wake of last week’s momentous report that five conservative Supreme Court justices appear poised to strike down the Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion almost half a century ago, politicians and pundits have started to ponder a previously unthinkable question. Could contraception and […] Read more »
Confidence in Supreme Court has collapsed since conservatives took control
A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans’ confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court has collapsed over the last 20 months — a period that began with former President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans installing a 6-3 conservative majority ahead of the 2020 election and culminated last week with the […] Read more »