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 »
A Democratic pollster talks about how her party lost touch
As part of an effort to understand the state of the Democratic Party — both inside and outside Washington — in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, I am embarking on an occasional series of email conversations with people who will be part of what comes next for the party. […] Read more »
United by post-inauguration marches, Democratic women plan to step up activism
Days into Donald Trump’s presidency, large numbers of liberals say they plan to step up their political activity, with Democratic women particularly motivated to take action, according to a new Washington Post poll. The results suggest that the “women’s marches” immediately after Trump’s inauguration, which brought hundreds of thousands of […] Read more »
How Unconscious Sexism Could Help Explain Trump’s Win
A woman has never come closer to the presidency than Hillary Clinton did in winning the popular vote in November. Yet as women march in Washington on Saturday, many of them to protest the presidency of Donald Trump, an important obstacle to the first woman president remains: the hidden, internalized […] Read more »
Polls show trouble for Trump ahead of Women’s March on Washington
With massive crowds expected for the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday and additional protests and rallies planned in cities across the country, the latest CBS News Poll finds women are less optimistic than men about Donald Trump in the White House. Moreover, many women are concerned about how the […] Read more »