Outside the Beltway

Shockingly, the current President’s numbers are worse than his predecessor’s.

A new poll seems to show that. Be skeptical.

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

Some numbers from the Emerson poll.

Some thoughts on polling and the news since 2016.

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

Trump currently has a comfortable lead.

Some numbers from an NPR/PBS Marist
poll.

Americans want some new choices.

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes.

We really have no idea how Tuesday’s election will unfold.

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

The race is returning to expectation.

Hope is not a COA.

Manipulating public opinion with dubious survey research.

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

Approval is down (again).

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

He’s underwater and not going to take it anymore.

The polls do not bode well for Democrats.

Some of his numbers are worse than even Donald Trump’s.

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

A pretty good President has numbers comparable to his historically bad predecessor.

Aggregate self-identification doesn’t tell us much, but the breakdowns do.

A new poll offers mixed results.

A majority of Americans are less than sure that Biden won the 2020 election.

Do young Democrats really hate Republicans more than vice-versa?

We’re three short years from the next election.

The average American is neither progressive nor all that interested in politics.

It turns out “the economy” isn’t just one thing.

44% of Republicans strongly disapprove of President Biden’s performance while only 22% of Democrats strongly approve.

Late-breaking news may not matter that much anymore.

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

Democrats and Independents are losing their enthusiasm. But some perspective is needed.

Almost everyone in households making over $75,000 are protected from COVID.

A lot of Americans think so.

It turns out a 51-50 Senate majority isn’t enough.