A majority of Americans believe the Senate should not confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh if Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault allegation against him is true, according to a new survey from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist Poll. CONT. Daniel Bush, PBS NewsHour Read more »
Voters in Battleground Districts Are Divided on Kavanaugh
Voters in 10 competitive House battleground districts remain deeply divided on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, according to a wave of New York Times Upshot/Siena College polls. But there are signs his support is eroding. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times Read more »
Nearly 75% of Latino Voters Believe Kavanaugh Should Withdraw
Less than two months before Latino voters head to the polls for the 2018 midterm elections, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and Latino Decisions released the results of the fourth wave of its ten-week tracking poll of Latino registered voters. … “Latino voters […] Read more »
Republicans wrestle with election impact of Kavanaugh controversy
With Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hanging in the balance, Republican operatives are growing increasingly concerned that the controversy is contributing to a larger atmosphere of dysfunction and chaos in Washington that is motivating voters against them in the midterm elections. … An NBC News poll released on Thursday […] Read more »
The Biggest Divides On The Kavanaugh Allegations Are By Party — Not Gender
Americans are deeply divided in how they view accusations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and other kinds of sexual misconduct. They’re divided on broader issues about gender and the role of women in American society. But, with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford set to testify before […] Read more »
The party of men: Kavanaugh fight risks worsening the Trump GOP’s gender problem
The Republican Party’s fight to save President Trump’s embattled Supreme Court nominee amid allegations of sexual assault has surfaced deep anxieties over the hypermasculine mind-set that has come to define the GOP in the nation’s roiling gender debate. … Trump risks solidifying the Republican Party as the party of men. […] Read more »