About 6 in 10 Americans say Donald Trump is not taking seriously enough the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the US presidential election, and about the same share lack confidence the president is doing enough to prevent foreign interference in future elections, according to a new CNN poll conducted […] Read more »
The Left is Energized. Now It Needs to Vote.
The Trump presidency has brought a political awakening for American progressives. It began even before he took office, with the organizing for the Women’s March. Then came the citizen activists who protested at airports and later helped save health insurance for millions of people. Now high school students are trying […] Read more »
Commercial Voter Files and the Study of U.S. Politics
… Over the last decade, commercial voter files have become central to the conduct of contemporary election campaigns and are frequently employed by pollsters, journalists and political analysts trying to understand the American electorate. As part of a broader effort at Pew Research Center to shed light on this important […] Read more »
How Immigration Policy Motivates Voters
After Congress failed to pass any immigration legislation this week, we look at how immigration policy could motivate voters this November. Asma Khalid, NPR Read more »
Will Trump voters turn out for an election with no Trump? The answer could determine control of Congress
Dan Karr had little use for politics until Donald Trump came along. He captivated the small business owner with his wrecking-ball candidacy and Karr has grown even more supportive since Trump became president. “He’s actually doing what he said he would do, which is unusual,” the rangy 57-year-old marveled. Things […] Read more »
FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast: What’s So Wrong With Nancy Pelosi?
Nancy Pelosi has been a key figure in Republican attack ads for years, and this year is no different. The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team debates why she is the focus of so much negative attention from the right (and often the left, too). The crew also breaks down the findings […] Read more »