Is 2018 the Year of the Angry College Educated Woman?
Whatever happens in next month’s midterm elections, women candidates have already made history. There are more female nominees for public office nationwide [[ http://cawp.rutgers.edu/potential-candidate-summary-2018 Potential Candidate Summary – 2018 | CAWP cawp.rutgers.edu State by state listing of congressional and statewide candidates here and state legislative candidates here. Below is the most current data on women […]
Vocal Well-to-do Whites Driving US Polarization
Why Women Candidates Don’t Imitate Men Anymore
Gone are the days when women political candidates felt they had to imitate their male counterparts and downplay their femininity to win elections. “Women had to be seen as tough, tough on crime, tough if there was a war,” says New York-based reputation, crisis and culture consultant Davia Temin. “After all, you were going to […]
Americans Say Government Top Problem
Americans still say the government is the biggest problem facing the country, a new poll reveals. According to Gallup, 20 percent name “some aspect of the federal government or its elected leaders” as the top issue, based on a survey conducted in May. While having one in five Americans thinking the government is a problem […]
Americans Interest in Gun Control Drops
In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, many Americans said gun control was the most important issue facing the country. That has changed, despite high profile events like school walk outs and the March for Our Lives protests. A recent Gallup public opinion poll […]
Americans’ Party Affiliation Driven by Negative Views
A large number of Americans identify as Democrat or Republican because they think the other party is harmful to the country. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats are negatively motivated because they think the other side’s policies are bad. That compares to […]
Americans Increasingly Divided by Political Values
Americans are increasingly divided along political lines, a new survey finds. According to the Pew Research Center survey of more than 5,000 American adults, division “reached record levels” during the Obama administration and have continued to grow during the first nine months of the Trump administration. Pew has been conducting the survey since 1994. […]
World Views Putin More Favorably Than Trump on World Affairs
While neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin are very popular around the world, a new Pew Research Center survey finds people in countries around the world have more confidence in the Russian leader on handling international relations. “Although confidence in Putin’s handling of foreign affairs is generally low, in many countries he is more trusted […]
So far, this is the first pet-less White House in 150 years
One aspect of White House life that sets President Donald Trump apart from several of his predecessors is that the sitting commander-in-chief does not have a pet. According to the Presidential Pet Museum, Trump is the first president since Andrew Johnson, who served from April 15, 1865 to March 4, 1869, to not own […]
What Your First Name Reveals About Who You Vote For
People named Chad are more likely to be Republicans and those named Bobby, Betty and Curtis tend to support Donald Trump for president. The Jonathans are usually Democrats and people named Juan, Liz or Mohammad are more likely to lean toward Hillary Clinton. That’s the finding of a project put together by Verdant Labs, which […]