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Newt’s World: The Winston Group on the 2026 Midterm Elections
The Winston Group’s David Winston and Myra Miller sat down recently with Newt Gingrich on his podcast Newt’s World to discuss the 2026 midterm elections, inflation and the economy, and the growing importance of independents. Listen to the podcast here.
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Roll Call: Artemis II: Back to the Future
One Reason For Declining Public Trust In Higher Education
Where Are Republicans On The Filibuster?
Sweet 16 For the Affordable Care Act
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Newt’s World: The Winston Group on the 2026 Midterm Elections
The Winston Group’s David Winston and Myra Miller sat down recently with Newt Gingrich on his podcast Newt’s World to discuss the 2026 midterm elections, inflation and the economy, and the growing importance of independents. Listen to the podcast here.
Will The 2026 Midterms Be A 2018 Repeat? 3 Reasons It May Not
Republicans are hoping to defy history in the upcoming midterm election. From our historical tracking data, the political environment at this point in the year in 2018 looks similar to where things stand today. The Republican brand was about the same in 2018 (36-59 favorable-unfavorable) as it is in the
Where Are Republicans On The Filibuster?
The future of the filibuster is back in the spotlight as the President continues to push for its elimination. In our latest research for Winning the Issues (March 15-17), we looked at the filibuster and voter reaction to arguments for keeping and eliminating it. Contrast #1 (All Voters): Keeping versus
Progress On The Economy
One of the key questions going into the midterm election will be this: have Republicans made progress on the economy? Since November of last year, we have seen the direction of economy improve slightly from 31-58 to 36-51 in January. This is still a negative view, but going in the
Are Republicans Turning The Corner On The Economy?
The newest BLS numbers for inflation and weekly wages (from December) showed that November’s positive numbers were sustained. This change has largely been as a result of decreased gas prices, and has only emerged in the last two BLS monthly reports. As seen in our most recent survey for Winning
Republicans Are Betting On A Great Economy In 2026. Is That Enough?
Republicans are facing a challenging midterm environment, but they are banking on the economy improving and larger tax refunds coming in 2026. Democrats think that they don’t have to win on the economy, but only need to be competitive on the issue. Third Way’s EVP of public affairs, Matt Bennett, told
One Reason For Declining Public Trust In Higher Education
Last week, Inside Higher Ed released its 2026 Survey of College and University Presidents. According to their findings, just 16% of presidents say institutions have been moderately, very, or extremely effective in responding to the public’s declining confidence in higher education. Nearly one in two, 47%, say they haven’t been effective at
Do Voters Believe 40% of Fourth Graders Are Below Basic In Reading?
Our last newsletter asked the question: where is the political will to address the clear challenges we are facing in education? We speculated that voters might see the problem as so challenging, they don’t know how we would begin to solve it. Or, they may not be aware of the
Where Is The Political Will On Education?
At the end of February, the assessment company NWEA released a report detailing their latest findings on learning loss recovery. The results painted a familiar picture. From their analysis of fall 2024 data, a third of schools have recovered in either math or reading, while only one in seven have
Roll Call: Artemis II: Back to the Future
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the Artemis II and the unifying optimism of its historic lunar fly-by mission. Given the nation’s current political and ideological division (Real Clear Politics average right track/wrong track is at 34 percent/59 percent), it’s been hard to imagine what
Roll Call: Connecting The Dots On The Economy
The Winston Group’s David Winston in today’s Roll Call with the latest on the economy and what we know about how wages have changed relative to prices, gas prices, and the jobs outlook. For Trump and Republicans, however, the biggest challenge remains the economic speed bumps that continue to plague
Roll Call: Trump’s Big Bet on Operation Epic Fury
The Winston Group’s David Winston’s latest column for Roll Call on the United States’ military action in Iran. The domestic political implications of Operation Epic Fury await its conclusion. Eliminating Iran’s nuclear threat is an objective that Republicans supported during Operation Midnight Hammer and most support now. Given Trump’s campaign promise to