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short readsJul 10, 2018

Senate’s August recess could be its shortest in decades

Mitch McConnell’s decision to shorten the chamber’s August recess isn’t unprecedented. But in an election year – when a third of senators are on the campaign trail – it’s unusual.
short readsMay 14, 2018

Can we still trust polls?

Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 and the U.K. “Brexit” decision rattled public confidence in polls. Our new video explains why well-designed polls can be trusted.
reportMay 3, 2018

Trump Viewed Less Negatively on Issues, but Most Americans Are Critical of His Conduct

A majority of Americans find little or no common ground with Donald Trump on issues, but the share who say they agree with him on many or all issues has risen since last August.
short readsSep 11, 2018

Defending against terrorism has remained a top policy priority for Americans since 9/11

Around seven-in-ten Americans or more have seen defending against terrorism as a top priority for the White House and Congress since early 2002.
reportMay 8, 2018

Public Is Skeptical of the Iran Agreement – and Trump’s Handling of the Issue

As Donald Trump prepares to announce his long-awaited decision on the Iran nuclear agreement, more Americans say they disapprove (40%) than approve (32%) of the agreement.
short readsAug 22, 2018

Most Americans say more women running for Congress is a good thing, as hope for a female president grows

Women are running for Congress in record numbers this year, and most Americans say this is a good thing. But there’s little consensus among the public about how – or whether – things would change if more women were elected. More than four-in-ten Americans say they personally hope a woman will be elected president in their lifetime.
reportNov 27, 2018

U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Total Dips to Lowest Level in a Decade

There were 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2016, down from 12.2 million in 2007. The total is the lowest since 2004 and is tied to a decline in the number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants.
reportJul 17, 2018

Americans Divided on Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the Supreme Court

A week after Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court, the public is split in its early views of the nomination.
reportAug 28, 2018

Using supervised machine learning to quantify political rhetoric

Several posts on this blog have examined unsupervised methods of natural language processing. These algorithms and models can help…
reportJul 12, 2018

Appendix C: References

Akkerman, A., Mudde, C., & Zaslove, A. 2014. “How populist are the people? Measuring populist attitudes in voters.” Comparative Political Studies, 47(9), 1324-1353. Inglehart, R., & Norris, P. 2016. “Trump, Brexit, and the rise of populism: Economic have-nots and cultural backlash.” HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series No. RWP16-026. Schulz, A., Müller, P., Schemer, C., […]

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Search results for: “trump”

Can we still trust polls?

Trump Viewed Less Negatively on Issues, but Most Americans Are Critical of His Conduct

Defending against terrorism has remained a top policy priority for Americans since 9/11

Public Is Skeptical of the Iran Agreement – and Trump’s Handling of the Issue

U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Total Dips to Lowest Level in a Decade

Americans Divided on Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the Supreme Court

Using supervised machine learning to quantify political rhetoric

Appendix C: References