Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, women’s political activism appears to be on the rise. The Women’s March and related protests were one example. Another is the record number of women running for political office. Organizations that have long sponsored candidate training for women report an explosion of interest. Now, […] Read more »
Can Texas Democrats turn the Lone Star State blue?
For years, Democrats have dreamt of turning the state of Texas blue, or at least a competitive shade of purple. Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primary votes may offer some hint as to whether that dream is any closer to becoming a reality. The idea of turning the Lone Star State […] Read more »
Poll Hub: High on the Hooey
Why using the theory of social desirability to explain variance in poll results is a flawed argument. Marist Poll Read more »
Donald Trump’s Short Congressional Coattails
It is one of the ironies of modern American politics that congressional Republicans have bound themselves virtually en masse to a president with some of the shortest coattails in a generation. For better or worse, Donald Trump has immersed himself in GOP politics — from fundraising to endorsing (and opposing) […] Read more »
Most Americans think Trump hasn’t done enough on Russian interference
… A new USA Today poll conducted with Suffolk University found that only a quarter of Americans thought that the Trump administration had done enough to counteract Russian meddling — but looking a bit more closely at the data reveals some interesting differences. One of the things that Suffolk does […] Read more »
Trump Losing College-Educated Whites? He Never Won Them in the First Place
After Donald J. Trump’s upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, one data point from the network exit polls jumped out at analysts: his two-point win among college-educated white voters. Many pre-election polls had suggested they would favor Hillary Clinton. And now, more than a year later, polls again show […] Read more »