The 2020 Democratic presidential primary field may be one of the largest in history, but most Democratic voters want “someone entirely new” to run in 2020, according to a recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll.
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According to Gallup, President Donald J. Trump’s approval rating has been relatively stable over his first two years. His approval rating has varied from 35% to 45%, a range of ten points, the smallest for any president during their first two years.
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After threats of a government shutdown over border wall funding emerged last week, news reports now suggest that the White House and Congress may avoid such an impasse.
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A majority of voters (56%) would prefer President Donald Trump compromise on funding the border wall rather than causing a government shutdown, according to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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Republicans won 56 House seats in districts where President Donald Trump received between 45% and 55% in 2016, but 54 had already been in GOP hands. Republicans flipped only two Democratic seats.
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Even though Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Americans doubt this new majority will produce substantial policy wins, according to a recent Pew Research poll.
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Fivethirtyeight.com took a look at the 22 states that had both a gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race in 2018 to see if voters split their votes, selecting one party for governor and the other for Senate, and found that the same party for the top ticket rac...
Enthusiasm among both parties’ supporters pushed voter turnout to historic levels last week. As of Nov. 13, it’s estimated that 113 million Americans voted in the midterm, with votes still being tallied in some states.
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