polls Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/polls/ A platform for change Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:05:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Leaked Republican memo blames abortion policies for party’s recent failures https://flux.community/kerry-eleveld/2023/06/leaked-republican-memo-blames-abortion-policies-for-partys-recent-failures/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:26:35 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=13637 When Republicans were asked last year whether abortion would benefit Democrats in the midterms, they developed a mantra that amounted to something like, “Voters will be focused on real issues, like the economy, inflation, and immigration.” “They’re talking about inflation. They’re talking about the border. They’re talking about the Afghanistan debacle,” Sen. Rick Scott of Florida said in […]

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]]> Progressives say new midterm poll must be ‘wake up call’ to Democrats https://flux.community/julia-conley/2022/10/progressives-say-new-midterm-poll-must-be-wake-up-call-to-democrats/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:00:02 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12620 With new polling showing that Republicans have gained a significant advantage in the upcoming midterm elections, progressives on Monday said Democrats must spend the next three weeks laser-focused on the U.S. economy and their plans to end price-gouging and rein in corporate power to help working people. The New York Times/Siena College poll showed that 49% of likely […]

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]]> Beto O’Rourke shrugs off polling deficit, promises he won’t let down Democrats in South Texas https://flux.community/patrick-svitek/2022/09/beto-orourke-shrugs-off-polling-deficit-promises-he-wont-let-down-democrats-in-south-texas/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:00:36 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12416 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1JjIp_qdCk Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor, said Saturday he was taking the latest polls putting him behind Gov. Greg Abbott by mid single digits with a “grain of salt.” O’Rourke spoke for an hour Saturday with The New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright during the third day of The Texas Tribune Festival. His appearance came […]

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]]> New polling on trans rights is discouraging, but we can’t give up the fight for full equality https://flux.community/marissa-higgins/2022/07/pews-data-on-trans-rights-is-discouraging-but-we-cant-give-up-the-fight-for-full-equality/ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:00:52 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11490 Republicans have made trans rights an absolute battle cry in an effort to fire up their voter base and stoke hatred against an already vulnerable population. Republicans have gotten so loud about trans issues, in fact, it can seem that the general population has big opinions. But do they actually? That’s where the latest data from the Pew […]

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]]> New polls show fall of Roe disrupting the midterms https://flux.community/kerry-eleveld/2022/06/new-polls-show-fall-of-roe-disrupting-the-midterms/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:00:45 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11393 For the last several months, nearly all political analysts have predicted November would be a blood bath for Democrats based on historical trends, President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings, and polling data suggesting Republican voters were far more motivated to vote in November. But fresh polling suggests the so-called enthusiasm gap got a jolting disruption in […]

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]]> Democrats can’t build a winning coalition with only college-educated voters https://flux.community/ruy-teixeira/2021/10/democrats-cant-build-winning-coalition-only-college-educated-voters/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:06:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/10/democrats-cant-build-winning-coalition-only-college-educated-voters/ The post Democrats can’t build a winning coalition with only college-educated voters appeared first on Flux.

]]> New study reveals how low-income voters were crucial to Biden’s 2020 victory https://flux.community/julia-conley/2021/10/new-study-reveals-how-low-income-voters-were-crucial-bidens-2020-victory/ Sat, 16 Oct 2021 19:42:55 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/10/new-study-reveals-how-low-income-voters-were-crucial-bidens-2020-victory/ The post New study reveals how low-income voters were crucial to Biden’s 2020 victory appeared first on Flux.

]]> Democrats thought they could count on a more diverse electorate to win big, here’s why that didn’t happen https://flux.community/ruy-teixeira/2021/09/democrats-thought-they-could-count-more-diverse-electorate-win-its-important/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:37:15 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/democrats-thought-they-could-count-more-diverse-electorate-win-its-important/ The post Democrats thought they could count on a more diverse electorate to win big, here’s why that didn’t happen appeared first on Flux.

]]> Total recall: The California GOP’s plan to make democracy obsolete is coming to your state https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2021/09/total-recall-california-gops-plan-make-democracy-obsolete/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 02:50:42 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/total-recall-california-gops-plan-make-democracy-obsolete/ The post Total recall: The California GOP’s plan to make democracy obsolete is coming to your state appeared first on Flux.

]]> Hispanic and black Americans without college degrees moved toward the GOP in 2020 https://flux.community/ruy-teixeira/2021/07/hispanic-and-black-americans-without-college-degrees-moved-toward-gop-2020/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:17:44 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/07/hispanic-and-black-americans-without-college-degrees-moved-toward-gop-2020/ The post Hispanic and black Americans without college degrees moved toward the GOP in 2020 appeared first on Flux.

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