There’s an elephant in the Republican Party’s midterm room. Discussion about how to close the yawning generic ballot gap has focused on building the wall, selling the tax cuts, and emphasizing how President Trump has delivered on judicial nominees and deregulation. All of these issues are of particular import to […] Read more »
Poll indicates some support for farm subsidies
More Americans support increasing subsidies for small and medium-size farms than they do for large agricultural businesses, according to the latest results from POLITICO’s polling partnership with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. CONT. John Lauinger, Politico Read more »
Americans wary of Trump tariffs’ impact, but support plan to aid farmers
After a week in which President Trump touted strong economic growth, half of Americans say he is doing a good job on the economy. His trade policies in particular do not find overall positive reviews beyond Republicans. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Russia Is The ‘Dark Cloud’ That Hangs Over Midterm Elections
These midterm elections are hard to game out. That’s because there are a lot of factors that could cancel each other out, and there is no single issue that appears to be breaking through. “Frankly, it is about volatility,” said a Republican operative, who spoke on the condition of anonymity […] Read more »
Millennials are so over US domination of world affairs
Millennials are not into the ‘We are the greatest country’ idea. Shutterstock Bruce Jentleson, Duke University Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996, see America’s role in the 21st century world in ways that, as a recently released study shows, are an intriguing mix of continuity and change compared […] Read more »
Americans Say U.S.-China Tariffs More Harmful Than Helpful
Most Americans say that the new tariffs the U.S. and China are imposing on each other’s goods have not affected their family’s financial situation to date, but more of those who have seen an impact say the tariffs have hurt rather than helped. Americans are much more likely to believe […] Read more »