Roll Call: The Political System Is Blinking Red
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the state of political discourse and rhetoric in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The political discourse in this country has been driven by a focus on anger and grievance as a means to get and sustain attention and […]
Roll Call: The state of Joe Biden: Hope isn’t a strategy
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the impacts of Joe Biden’s June 27 debate performance: [T]he public is still processing what they saw, which contradicted what the White House and many Democrats have been asserting for months. The president is fine, they’ve been telling us. Move along. Nothing to see […]
Do Voters Connect Academic Subjects With Real World Skills?
One issue that has been of interest to us is connecting academic subjects with the concrete, usable skills they impart. To what extent do voters connect academic subjects with the real-world skills that students will need as adults? To begin to answer this question, we asked voters two questions on our latest survey for Winning […]
What Makes Parents Worry About K-12 Eduction?
Previously, we have taken a look at the issue of chronic absenteeism, specifically a study that indicated parents both underestimate their child’s absences and are not all that concerned about the issue either. New data from a recent NPR/Ipsos survey reinforces this conclusion, but it also sheds light on what parents say they are concerned […]
The Cost Of Student Loan Forgiveness In Context
At the end of last month, President Biden announced the latest round of student loan debt cancellation, wiping out $7.7 billion in loans for some 160,000 people. Combined with the other, more targeted student debt cancellation measures Biden has pursued as a piecemeal alternative to the mass cancellation the Supreme Court struck down last year, […]
Roll Call: Want to understand the Electoral College? Just look at California
The Winston Groups’ David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the impact of California in presidential elections. However, the elections of 2000 and 2016, when Bush and Trump won the Electoral College while losing the popular vote, broke new ground in understanding the relationship between the popular vote and the Electoral College — the […]
Biden Ad Analysis By Level Of Education
Recently, the Winston Group released its latest video analysis, looking at the Biden campaign’s “For You” ad. The analysis confirmed what we have observed in past surveys and analyses: President Biden has a credibility problem, especially when it comes to the economy, and has made many statements that voters do not believe. This is particularly […]
Roll Call: Is Biden channeling Hillary Clinton’s campaign strategy?
The Winston Group’s David Winston writes in today’s Roll Call about the Biden campaign strategy in light of Trump’s conviction: For many Democrats, last week’s jury decision to convict Trump on 34 felony counts was a moment to celebrate. For the Biden campaign, they now believe they have the words to defeat him: “convicted felon.” […]
Newt Gingrich: Bidenflation at the Grocery Store
Newt Gingrich cites our inflation numbers in his commentary yesterday: Winston and Miller rightly make the point that the impact of the economy over an entire presidency is far more useful than tracking one or two months. Viewed over the entire Biden presidency, the economic pain is beginning to resemble the Jimmy Carter years, when […]
Education Level and the View of Biden’s Economic Performance
One of the key areas of concern for the Biden administration heading to the election this fall is inflation. Axios reported yesterday that the White House released a memo on inflation, detailing what it is doing to help address rising costs. “It’s an attempt,” as Axios says, “to tell Americans that the White House is […]