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How Much Running Room Is There On Tariffs?
In our latest survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), we looked at where people were in determining their views about tariffs. As the global markets have been in chaos, have voters already formed conclusions about the efficacy of tariffs, or are they still evaluating? Among the overall electorate, views
The Most Important Question For Congress In Health Care
Congress is debating health care and how to bend the cost curve on Medicare and Medicaid. Last fall, there was a very interesting hearing in the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee about chronic disease. Witnesses included functional medicine pioneer and MAHA thought leader Dr. Mark Hyman, and former Senate Majority
Roll Call: The Economic Challenge Facing Republicans
In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation. In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation
Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course
Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,
Health Care Rights
In the health care debate, we often hear some lawmakers and candidates talk about rights in health care. From previous work, we have found that voters do believe the statement that health care is a right, not a privilege (62-25 believe-do not believe; July 2021). This is believed mostly by
Three Things We Are Seeing In Our New Survey Data On Tariffs
Tariffs have rocked the markets this week, and we are nowhere close to a resolution. From our new survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), here are three things we are seeing so far: 1. The economic impact is widely felt. One of the rationales of the White House has been that