by Jim Heath | Jun 11, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Mueller Investigation
Faced with an unpopular president at the top of the ticket, and the very real prospects Democrats could regain control of the U.S. senate, Republicans have ramped up their efforts to investigate Donald Trump’s political foes with just 143 days to go until the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Polls, Trump
President Trump’s job approval rating plunged 10 points in the latest Gallup survey amid massive protests over the death of George Floyd and uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic. Gallup found that 39 percent of Americans now approve of the job Trump is doing, a...
by Jim Heath | Jun 10, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines
It was like a Republican dream: Minority voters, stuck in lines for hours, having a difficult time casting their ballots on election day. Hourslong waits, problems with new voting machines and a lack of available ballots plagued voters in majority minority counties in...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2020 | 2020, Ads, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Joe Biden
Joe Biden’s campaign has moved to capitalize on the enormous energy reflected in the nationwide protests against racism and police brutality with the biggest online spending of his candidacy, pouring nearly $5 million into Facebook ads alone in recent days....
by Jim Heath | Jun 8, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Polls, Trump
A new CNN poll out today shows Joe Biden with a staggering 14-point lead over President Trump as the electorate’s stated level of concern with “race relations” soars and the former vice president is seen as much better equipped to handle the issue. A new...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
It was one thing in 2016 for top Republicans to take a stand against Donald J. Trump for president: He wasn’t likely to win anyway, the thinking went, and there was no ongoing conservative governing agenda that would be endangered. The 2020 campaign is different:...