Éric Zemmour, a pundit whose presidential run has upended French politics, had called unaccompanied migrant children “assassins” and “rapists” on television.
Tag Archives: Polls and Public Opinion
What Is Joe Biden Thinking?
The strange strategy of a staggering presidency.
How Conservatives Could Oust Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The future of Britain’s prime minister is in doubt after he admitted attending a party while the country was under Covid lockdown. Here’s a guide to how he could be forced out, or fight on.
The Gender Gap Is Taking Us to Unexpected Places
With unforeseen and underexplored consequences.
Talking to Voters From Both Parties
Readers are upset that Republicans in one of the focus groups still believe that the election was stolen. Also: Vaccine mandates; marriage and divorce.
Why Biden’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Isn’t More Popular
The expansion has expired, and a bill to renew it has stalled. Public opinion is favorable but not overwhelmingly so, for several reasons.
The Law of Unintended Political Consequences Strikes Again
Progressive philanthropists who fund groups that promote extreme views are “exacerbating intraparty conflict and stoking interparty backlash.”
How Omicron Could Affect the 2022 Midterm Elections
The Omicron variant’s spread poses an unwelcome political conundrum just as election season begins. Democrats and the G.O.P. see reasons to hope, but the virus will get the deciding vote.
What We Learned About the Economy in 2021
For once, the government tried overheating the economy. For better and worse, it succeeded.
Bill de Blasio: the Mayor New Yorkers Love to Hate
The frustration with Bill de Blasio seemed to be a constant, in spite of a quiet, begrudging appreciation of his policymaking.
Kamala Harris’s Allies Express Concern: Is She an Afterthought?
The vice president’s allies are increasingly concerned that President Biden relied on her to win but does not need her to govern.
Biden Is Being the President He Campaigned to Be. But It’s Not Enough.
Biden’s administration needs a pinch of cayenne.
How Elizabeth Holmes Changed Her Style for Trial
As the fraud trial of the Theranos founder draws to a close, could her new courtroom image affect the decision?
Democrats Find Urgent New Reasons to Worry About Latino Voters
Two reports shed light on the issues driving Hispanic voters and why their support of the Democratic Party is eroding.
Boris Johnson Is in Trouble. The Question Is, How Much?
The British prime minister is facing a new virus variant, a rebellious Conservative Party, collapsing poll ratings and questions about whether he or his staff flouted the lockdown rules.
Some Voters Are at Odds With Their Party on Abortion
Despite decades of partisan fighting in Washington, Americans are not as neatly divided on abortion as politicians and activists.
Are Vaccine Polls Flawed?
Researchers say that two large surveys aren’t representative.
Analysis: Biden Sees Booming Economy, but Many Americans Don’t
The president has struggled to sell strong growth and job gains to a public that appears more concerned about rising prices — and remains anxious about Covid.
Turkey’s President Follows His Own Advice Even as Economy Slips
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly isolated as he clings to an economic prescription that few endorse but that he believes will bear results before elections.
So You Lost the Election. We Had Nothing to Do With It.
Why is it that progressives are always blamed when moderates lose?
How Is the U.S. Economy Doing?
Why do Americans say that the economy is awful but that they’re doing fine?
I’m Done Trying to Understand or Educate the Unvaccinated
They don’t only leave themselves vulnerable to the virus, they make everyone more vulnerable.
Trump Won’t Let America Go. Can Democrats Pry It Away?
“The radicalized G.O.P. is the main anti-democratic force.”
Supreme Court Abortion Case Is About More Than Roe v. Wade
Conservatives may still end up unhappy with a court they now control.
The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity
Voters often punish a president for pushing an unpopular agenda. But President Biden has been learning that they rarely reward a president for enacting legislation.
Republicans Hit Biden on Coronavirus
Republicans have fought mask requirements and vaccine mandates for months, but as coronavirus infections again rise, they are blaming the president for failing to end the health crisis.
Why Is Murder Spiking? And Can Cities Address It Without Police?
What a progressive vision of public safety could look like.
The Ronald Reagan Guide to Joe Biden’s Political Future
It is hard to act as an ambitious president without incurring a penalty, even if your policies are popular.
The Problem of Political Despair
Hopelessness about our democracy could accelerate its decay.
Just How Bad Is It Out There for Democrats?
Democratic support has plunged nationally in recent months. Exactly how far it has fallen is hotly debated in both parties.
Boris Johnson Battered in Parliament as Scandal Puts Him on Defense
Reversals and broken promises have eroded his party’s lead in the polls, and the prime minister faces a low-grade mutiny from Conservatives angry over a proposal to limit their options for extra income.
Where Are Young People Most Optimistic? In Poorer Nations.
More than half of Americans, young and old, say children today will be less economically successful than their parents, a global survey shows.
U.S. Allies Drive Much of World’s Democratic Decline, Data Shows
Washington-aligned countries backslid at nearly double the rate of non-allies, data shows, complicating long-held assumptions about American influence.
Menace, as a Political Tool, Enters the Republican Mainstream
Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics.
Biden Got His Infrastructure Bill. Now He Has to Sell It to Voters.
Inside the Democratic Party, concerns are growing about whether the president will be able to fully capitalize on a major legislative victory.
The G.O.P. Is Giddy Over ‘C.R.T.’ But Democrats Aren’t Helpless.
The culture wars are never over. That doesn’t mean they always have to end the same way.
Do Democrats Have a Messaging Problem?
Some critics say the Democratic Party is struggling to respond to issues seized upon by conservative news media.
‘Free Joe Biden’: Sean Maloney on How Democrats Can Get Back on Track
In an interview, the leader of the House Democrats’ campaign arm acknowledged the major challenges facing the party but defended its agenda and its continued focus on Donald Trump.
How Infrastructure Week Finally Happened
Getting past incompetence, cronyism and ideology.
A Way Forward for Biden and the Democrats in 2022 and 2024
The new bipartisan infrastructure law is a first step, but only a broader course correction to the center will give Democrats a fighting chance.
Americans Are Flush With Cash and Jobs. They Also Think the Economy Is Awful.
The psychological effects of inflation seem to have the upper hand.
On the Spending Bill and Vaccines, Democrats Must Get Moving
Pass something, and mandate vaccinations.
Did Ciattarelli Lawn Signs Predict his New Jersey Election Performance?
Did that matter? Maybe a little.
American Optimism, R.I.P.
Maybe it was always a myth. It’s at least a distant memory.
Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party
Rallying around what it calls “parental rights,” the party is pushing to build on its victories this week by stoking white resentment and tapping into broader anger at the education system.
Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022
Party officials say the White House and Congress must do more to address the electorate’s deep malaise or risk watching voters lurch back toward the G.O.P. by default.
What Youngkin’s Win in the Virginia Governor Race Means for Democrats
Less than a year after taking power in Washington, the party faces a grim immediate future, struggling to energize voters without a presidential foil and losing messaging wars to Republicans.
The ‘Third Rail of American Politics’ Is Still Electrifying
Polling on immigration shows a strong shift to the left, but survey responses in that vein mask a far more complicated reality.
The Perilous Politics of Rising Inflation
The U.S. is dealing with substantial price rises for the first time in decades.
Covid Shots Are a Go for Children, but Parents Are Reluctant to Consent
Vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds could be a big step toward returning to normal life in the U.S., but even parents who got the shot are worried about how it might affect their kids.