As the Republican National Convention opens this week, President Donald Trump is in a tough position. … There isn’t much doubt that if the election were held today Trump would lose and might well take down the Republican Senate with him. So, all eyes will be on the Republicans’ convention […] Read more »
The flaw in Trump’s suburban strategy
Give President Trump this much: He has finally realized that the 2020 election will be lost and won in the suburbs. The question is whether his realization comes too late. In recent weeks, Trump claimed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wants to “abolish the suburbs,” tweeted that he would […] Read more »
The Democratic Convention Is a Reality Check for Trump
… Despite a pandemic that has killed more than 170,000 Americans and cratered the economy, the latest surveys show Trump maintaining strong support among the white voters most uneasy about the demographic and cultural changes remaking America, particularly those who are evangelical Christians, live in rural areas, or lack a […] Read more »
Trump vs. Biden Is an American History Rerun
Not long ago, the struggle between racial liberalism and racial conservatism was a battle fought inside the Democratic and Republican parties. Now it’s a battle fought between the parties. Even with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket, the importance of ethnicity and race in […] Read more »
New Low 35% in U.S. Satisfied With Treatment of Black People
As protests and conversations about racial injustice in U.S. society continue across the country, Americans’ satisfaction with the treatment of Black people in the U.S. has hit its lowest point in Gallup’s trend dating back to 2001. Currently, 35% of U.S. adults overall are satisfied with the treatment of Black […] Read more »
Gender Gap: Women for Biden, men split nationally with edge to Trump in battlegrounds
Biden is currently ahead of Trump among women nationwide and in nine battleground states where CBS News has conducted polling. Men split nationally, while Trump has the edge with men in key battlegrounds. CONT. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll […] Read more »