Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see afternoon thundershowers with a high of 74. Sunrise is 6:07 AM and sunset 7:48 PM for 13h 40m 44s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 36.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1968, Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German…
Poll
America, Politics, Poll, Trump
Trump’s Undersized Base
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Polling from Morning Consult illustrates well the limitations of Trump’s base-only strategy: his support (base and supportive voters) represents less than needed for re-election. That support is, in fact, notably consistent in its inadequacy: Over many months, including before the brunt of the pandemic, Trump has been stuck in a weak position. This does not…
America, Congress, Elections, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Impeachment, Poll, Presidential race 2020, Sen. Ron Johnson, Trump, Wisconsin
Sure enough…
by JOHN ADAMS • • 5 Comments
Ron Johnson really is America’s Dumbest Senator™: MIDDLETON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday there’s nothing improper about President Donald Trump’s call on Chinese officials to investigate his top political rival in his 2020 re-election bid. Trump extended the invitation Thursday to the foreign country as he faces impeachment over a similar request of the president of…
Economics, Economy, Poll, Taxes/Taxation, Trade, Trump
Americans’ Support for Free Trade Reaches New High
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
A strong majority supports free trade and rejects Trump’s anti-market trade wars and tariffs. Mark Murray reports that Amid President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they support free trade with foreign countries, according to the latest national poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. That represents a…
Libertarians, Liberty, Never Trump, Politics, Poll, Trump, Wisconsin
Trump-Busting Issues for Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Writing at Urban Milwaukee, Bruce Thompson looks at popular national issues to use against Trump, matches them against Wisconsin-specific polling, and offers How Democrats Can Beat Trump [in Wisconsin]. Many of the most popular poll issues are not libertarian ones, it’s almost unnecessary to say. They’re issues that have national and statewide support, and so…
Poll, Trump
Fox News Breaks the Bad News to Cocooned Trumpists
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Politics, Poll, Press, Trump
Trump Asks, Pollster Answers
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Poll, Trump, Wisconsin
Trump: Net Negative in Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Elections, Gov. Walker, Poll, Sen. Baldwin, Tony Evers, Wisconsin
A Poll, with Months Ahead
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Walker trails Evers 44% to 46% in the new Suffolk poll, a difference well within the margin of error. The latest survey is consistent with the findings of other pollsters on the two-term governor in at least two respects. First, the Republican Walker is in greater danger of losing his job right now than the…
America, Poll, Trump
Rural America Turns Against Trump
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
One often reads that it’s rural America that elected – and will always stand by – Donald Trump. In fact, Trump’s support in rural communities is in decline. Chris Kahn and Tim Reid report Trump’s popularity is slipping in rural America: According to the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll, the Republican president’s popularity is eroding in…
Politics, Poll, Wisconsin
Marquette Law Poll, March 2017 (First Marquette Poll Since 2016 Election)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
Selected results below, from among Wisconsin registered voters; full results are available online. Trump Approval https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844601383173148672 Trump Disappproval https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844601596000550914 Trump’s Judgment https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844602402665906182 Trump’s Concern https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844602634610917377 Congressional Health Care Legislation https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844603616702844928 How Description of Law Influences Respondents’ Views https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844604050284986370 Undocumented Immigrants https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844605373260742666 Mexican Border Wall https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/844605920357339137
Poll, Sports
Friday Poll: After Baseball
by JOHN ADAMS • • 3 Comments
Elections, Poll, Presidential race 2016
Marquette Law Poll Results (Final 2016 Election Edition)
by JOHN ADAMS • • Comments
The final 2016 Marquette Law School poll results are out, and here key findings from the 10.26.16 to 10.31.16 poll (the full results are available online). Clinton-Trump, Among LV: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793866080833921024 Johnson-Stein, Among LV: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793866345557454850 Feingold-Johnson, Among LV: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793866560112918528 Anderson for Senate, Among LV: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793866871720316933 Pres. Obama Approval: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793877833588301824 Gov. Walker Approval: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793995424977666048 Key Takeaway: https://twitter.com/MULawPoll/status/793878844767866880…