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- Mar 28
- 1 min
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is the Most Popular Supreme Court Nominee in Years
Despite the pounding she took from Ted Cruz and several other right-wing Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the most popular Supreme Court nominee since John Roberts in 2005. CNN: “According to an average of polls by Gallup, Fox, Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and the Pew Research Center, about 53% of Americans supported her [Jackson's] confirmation, with about 26% of Americans opposed. This is good for a +27-point net po

- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
New Survey Shows the Great Immunization Divide in America
NBC News just completed polling to determine who has been vaccinated in America and it sheds quite a bit of light on the anti-vax problem in the country. Overall, 69% of Americans have received the shots so far, but that is still far short of the 85% that many scientists now say we will need to dramatically reduce transmissions in the population. Most Americans who have been following the science regarding Covid are dumbfounded by the anti-vax nonsense being peddled on social

- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Virginia Republicans Prefer Wacky Trumpist, Amanda Chase for Governor in New Poll
Virginia will elect a new Governor this year and the state may provide an early indication of Donald Trump's hold on the GOP. A new poll released this week by Christopher Newport University found that a Trump acolyte, State Sen. Amanda Chase, leads in the race for the Republican nomination for Virginia's highest office. Many Virginians remain undecided, but Chase leads with 17% while 10% back former Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox and 6% support businessman Pete Snyder. Wealt

- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Joe Biden & the Politics of Calm, Mature Deliberation
Joe Biden's approval rating seems to increase weekly as Americans are finding that they like to wake each morning to a President that isn't tweeting out insane conspiracy theories or stoking racial or ethnic tensions. No more lies about antifa activists pillaging the suburbs or climate scientists plotting the overthrow of capitalism. We are slowly returning to normal. Yes, we still have many challenges, but our new President seems to be approaching them with calm deliberation

- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
Trump Leaves With Historically Low Approval Rating, But 1/3 Still Love Him Despite Scandals
The good news is that Donald Trump's involvement in the attack on the Capital and his tiresome lies about the election have finally eroded his base somewhat. The bad news is that despite all that, his second impeachment, and his chaotic and incompetent response to the pandemic, about one-third of Americans still support the outgoing President. Trump will depart for Florida on Wednesday with an approval rating of 29%, the lowest of his presidency, according to a new poll from

- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Biden Still Holds a Large Lead Nationally, But Expect Some Tightening Over the Last 2 Weeks
Historically, presidential races tend to tighten during the last two weeks before an election as voters solidify their choices. In many respects this isn't a normal election year, but I expect to see Joe Biden's current 8-9 point lead nationally shrink to about 5-6 points by November 3rd. The electorate in America is very evenly divided between the GOP and Democrats, and some Republicans will put aside their distaste for Donald Trump to support their party. However, there is