Category: Politics

  • What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

    What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

    [ad_1] Photo Illustration by ABC News / Getty Images Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of…

  • The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump

    The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump

    [ad_1] Eight Republican candidates participated in the party’s first primary debate in August. But the stage could feature fewer contenders when the GOP holds its next debate later this month. Joshua Lott / The Washington Post via Getty Images The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running…

  • The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans

    The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans

    [ad_1] In his announcement that he would not seek a second term, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney stressed the need for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Win McNamee / Getty Images On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of…

  • Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden

    Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden

    [ad_1] Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The…

  • Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color

    Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color

    [ad_1] Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal…

  • Politics Podcast: Polling Silly Season Begins

    Politics Podcast: Polling Silly Season Begins

    [ad_1] Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President…

  • Ron DeSantis Probably Didn’t Turn Florida Red

    Ron DeSantis Probably Didn’t Turn Florida Red

    [ad_1] ABC News Photo Illustration / Win McNamee / Getty Images In his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a…

  • Politicians Are Getting Older, and Voters Are Worried — But Not that Worried

    Politicians Are Getting Older, and Voters Are Worried — But Not that Worried

    [ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent freezes in front of cameras, in conjunction with the comparatively advanced ages of the two presidential front-runners, has American voters thinking about politicians’ ages. Drew Angerer / Getty Images Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he…

  • Should We Trust Polls Campaigns Leak To The Press?

    Should We Trust Polls Campaigns Leak To The Press?

    [ad_1] Now that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this…

  • Politics Podcast: Is Donald Trump The Inevitable GOP Nominee?

    Politics Podcast: Is Donald Trump The Inevitable GOP Nominee?

    [ad_1] Now that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this…