Outside the Beltway

Americans are concerned about very different things.

Americans look back more fondly on the Trump economy than they did in 2020.

A famed political forecaster doesn’t believe the polls.

People around the world are more skeptical about governing institutions.

Suddenly, old voters are aligning Democrat and young ones Republican.

Shockingly, most people aren’t economists.

Two data points are not a trend.

Explaining the inexplicable.

We’re entitled to our own facts.

Mo’ money, less problems.

Turning 80 and being charged with a felony are equally disqualifying.

A misleading survey result.

A breakdown of new survey data.

Shocking if unsurprising poll results.

He’s at 61 percent disapproval in the lastest Monmouth poll.

The media’s favorite Republican is doing better in some polls than the other candidates losing to Trump.

Prices are way up, even though the CPI is back under control.

Most no longer believe it’s possible to get ahead through hard work.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

And, not surprisingly, about parties.

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Or, if you prefer, stupid headline tricks.

Some people say there’s a reporter to blame.

Oh, the irony.

Corrupt and crazy versus old and confused.

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

The people want a fast trial and think he’s guilty and should go to jail.

A counterintuitive move.

There has been a steady decline the last five years.

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

It’s just as possible to live on one income as it was in 1970. But not really.

Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs survey has some interesting results.

Separating rhetoric from action.

Some interesting (and potentially disturbing) polling trends.

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.