Outside the Beltway

Donald Trump speaks largely just to his base, ignoring the nation as a whole. Whether this will be enough to win re-election in 2020 is an open question.

The 2020 debate on Twitter does not represent ordinary Americans. Does that matter?

Democratic candidates for President are quickly voicing support for marijuana legalization.

Based on his job approval numbers, President Trump could face an uphill battle in 2020.

A new poll shows that most Americans believe the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision should remain the law on the land. Opinion on other abortion-related issues is more divided.

A new poll shows most Americans oppose President Trump’s border wall and support more liberal immigration laws.

While much of the attention in the race for the Democratic nomination to date has been on the left, there is a path forward for a more centrist candidate.

As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.

New polling data indicates that Americans are more pessimistic about the future of the Trump Presidency. That’s not good news for him, or for Republicans.

As the shutdown goes on, the polls are getting worse for the President.

President Trump’s job approval numbers continue to be worse than those of any President since the end of World War Two.

On Tuesday, Michigan joined the ranks of the states where marijuana is legal and several other states legalized it for medical purposes.

Just over a week before two states will be voting on referendums to legalize recreational marijuana, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support legalization.

A new Gallup poll gives the GOP its highest favorability in years.

With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.

A fourth poll in less than a month shows that most Americans support keeping the rights protected in Roe v. Wade alive.

Initial polling on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court find the public more divided than they have been for other recent SCOTUS picks, but that’s unlikely to impact the fate of his nomination.

Another poll shows that the vast majority of Americans do not want to see the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade overturned.

Recent polling finds that Americans aren’t feeling quite so patriotic right now. It’s understandable, but we shouldn’t give up hope.

As Washington gets ready to fight a new battle over Roe v. Wade an new poll shows that most Americans oppose overturning that decision.

A new survey shows that Americans are increasingly unable to tell the difference between fact and opinion. That’s a problem.

Notwithstanding the rhetoric of the President and his supporters, most Americans believe that immigration is a good thing for the United States.

In the age of Trump, morality is optional for conservatives.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a new poll finds that two-thirds of Americans support same-sex marriage.

President Trump has been tweeting up a storm since Sunday, raising a question. Should we view his Tweets as the rantings of a cranky old man, or as something more serious?

For Donald Trump and his supporters, “Fake News” means any news that doesn’t shower enough praise on him.

Support for gun control spiked in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting but it appears to be returning to more normal levels, and that’s bad news for gun control advocates.

Hillary Clinton isn’t running for anything in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from running against her.

With just over six months to go before the 2018 elections, the storm clouds are starting to gather for the Republican Party.

The campaign-agnostic political science models predicted a toss-up in 2016 and again in 2020.

Two months after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, support for gun control measures seems to be slipping.

President Trump’s job approval numbers remain historically low.

Late last week, Hawaii became the seventh state and eighth major American jurisdiction to legalize assisted suicide.

If the polls are any indication, Democrats may fall short in their bid to take back the House in November.

New polling shows that public support for several gun control proposals continue to increase in the wake of February’s shooting at a Parkland, Florida High School.

Polls released since the Parkland, Florida shooting show that support for gun control measures is at its highest level since 1993, but will it last?

A majority of Americans say their lives are not “disrupted” by the time change. They’re wrong.

New polls show increased support for various gun control measures, including limitations on so-called “assault weapons,” but that doesn’t mean we’re likely to see Congressional action on the subject.

If Trump is able to insist upon a package deal or no deal at all, he may muck up his chance of policy success, but it may be the Democrats who lose politically.

Recent polls have caused Republicans to become more optimistic about their chances in this year’s midterms. That optimism is both premature and misplaced.

One year after his Inauguration, Donald Trump is the most unpopular new President since the invention of modern polling. However, his numbers are generally the same that they’ve been for some time now.

Thanks to Donald Trump, public opinion around the world about the United States is at its lowest level in ten years.

The Trump Administration is reversing policy on an Obama Era policy that allowed states to choose their own course on marijuana laws.

Most Americans are unlikely to remember John Anderson, but he was a harbinger of things to come.

More bad polling news for President Trump.

A new poll shows that a record majority of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support legalization of marijuana.

New polling shows increased support for gun control measures in the wake of Las Vegas, but it’s not likely to last and it won’t lead to any significant action by Congress.

Some interesting statistics.

President Trump’s job approval has improved slightly, but the numbers remain historically low for a newly elected President.