America has been roiled by the election of Donald Trump and total Republican control of the federal government. Will it be roiled again by a wave election in the coming off-year elections? That would require engaged and consolidated anti-Trump voters, demoralized Trump supporters and independent voters reacting against Trump and […] Read more »
Moving to scale to win on health care
The humiliating retreat of President Trump and Speaker Ryan on the Obamacare replacement was a powerful moment for working class women, financially pressed unmarried women, millennials, and minorities – both the Clinton and Trump voters. Based on the findings of just-completed focus groups with these key voters, the Republican failure […] Read more »
Off-Year Governors Races Look Challenging for GOP
Gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey will get plenty of attention this year, in part because of Donald Trump’s victory and the developing divisions in the two major parties. … The results are likely to be over-interpreted, as they usually are, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t offer […] Read more »
Focus group: How do Americans feel about President Trump and the country?
How do Americans feel about President Donald Trump and the future of the country? This week, CBS’ “Face the Nation” went to Richmond, Va., to interview a panel of voters about their impressions of where the country is — and their thoughts on the new president. … Asked for a […] Read more »
Clinton, Trump in tossup Colorado race; Clinton holds lead in Virginia
In Virginia, Hillary Clinton has an eight-point lead, though that’s down from the sizable twelve points it was last month amid her post-convention bounce. Colorado is a tossup — Clinton holds a mere one-point lead over Trump. In Colorado, in particular, both candidates get negative ratings from voters across a […] Read more »
Majority of Virginians approve of Terry McAuliffe, but less so than his predecessors
A majority of Virginia voters approve of Terry McAuliffe’s performance as governor, but that positive rating is weaker and more partisan than what nearly all his predecessors enjoyed over the past two decades, a new Washington Post poll finds. CONT. Laura Vozzella, Gregory S. Schneider & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »