Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democratic polls show competitive House races in Texas
Kenny Marchant is retiring, 47 percent of respondents supported a Democrat while 46 supported a generic Republican.
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Rating change: Upstate New York race less vulnerable for GOP with Collins resignation
For example, in 2011, Democrat Kathy Hochul (now New York’s lieutenant governor) won a special election for an earlier version of Collins’ seat (the old 26th District) with 47 percent against Republican
Campaigns · 116th Congress
DCCC polling shows half of voters support impeaching Trump
Some 47 percent said it was worth it to impeach in that case, while 49 percent said it was not worth it.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Jedi impeachment politics: Wrong your conventional wisdom could be
Removal from office would require 67 senators to vote to convict him after a trial, and Democrats (and independents who caucus with them) hold only 47 Senate seats.
White House · 116th Congress
As background checks talks stall, Trump casts Beto O’Rourke as scapegoat
“Hell yes we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke, who has struggled to gain a footing among his party’s frontrunners, said last week at the Houston debate.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Beto O’Rourke hits back at Texas lawmaker in AR-15 dispute by raising money for his opponent
Cain was responding to a noteworthy moment during the Democratic presidential debate in Houston on Thursday when O’Rourke said, “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” in response
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Beto O’Rourke campaign reported Texas state lawmaker’s AR-15 tweet to FBI
O’Rourke received some of the loudest applause of the night on the Democratic presidential debate stage in Houston on Thursday when he said, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47
Campaigns · 116th Congress
North Carolina’s 9th District highlights trouble spots for both parties
McCready won those precincts with 58 percent of the vote in 2018; this year, he got only 47 percent. “T
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Why working-class whites aren’t giving up on Trump
In fact, Trump beat Hillary Clinton among whites with a college degree (48 percent to 45 percent), and he and Clinton evenly split (47 percent each) respondents with an income of at least $100,000
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Can Republicans hold on to a North Carolina Trump district on Tuesday?
Trump carried the 9th District with 54 percent of the vote in 2016, but the same poll showed 47 percent of voters here approved of his job performance compared to 48 percent who disapproved.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Why Georgia will be the wildest ride in politics heading into 2020
Despite a lockstep allegiance to the president that sometimes looks like a three-legged race, Perdue has managed to keep his own favorability well in net-positive territory (47 percent favorable/
Inside Elections poll: Democrat McCready leads GOP’s Bishop in NC redo election
The new poll found 47 percent approved of the job he’s doing compared to 48 percent who disapproved.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Iowa’s Joni Ernst preps for ‘full throttle’ Senate race
Joni Ernst] With Republicans currently controlling the Senate 53-47, Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take over — or three if they win the White House, in which case a Democratic vice president
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Personal experience with guns helps shape how 2020 Democrats talk about them
A Fox News poll from earlier this month found the National Rifle Association with a net negative rating for the first time — 42 percent of voters viewed the group favorably, 47 percent had an unfavorable
Policy · 116th Congress
Large employers question ‘Medicare for All’ plans, survey shows
Only 16 percent of survey respondents said they thought health care costs for their employees would fall under a Medicare for All system, while 47 percent said costs for their employees would increase
White House · 116th Congress
Here’s the beef: Trump formally announces trade pact with European countries
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 280 points on Thursday on the China tariffs news, and opened down another 125 points on Friday (as of 9:47 a.m. EDT).
Congress · 116th Congress
Where are the members of the 115th Congress that left under scandal?
• Michigan Democrat John Conyers Jr. resigned Dec. 5, 2017, after multiple allegations of sexual harassment during his 47 years in the House.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump says House ‘Squad’ congresswomen should ‘apologize’ to him after ‘go back’ tweet
A Washington Post-ABC News survey put his approval rating at 47 percent; it had hovered around 40 percent for most of his term.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Unlike Joe Biden, I was a pro-busing Democrat in 1972
What stays with me 47 years after my only foray into electoral politics is the anger. Not the rage of demonstrators shouting racist epithets.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Kamala Harris backtracks on eliminating private health insurance
A poll released this month by the left-leaning Navigator Research firm found that 47 percent of registered voters would support a Medicare for All program that would provide Medicare to all Americans and