Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s
Category: 2016 Election
Survey: Do you believe in science?
How much of science do people believe? In our 2016 survey, we did not ask “What weighs more, a ton of steel or a
Democratic [and Republican] caucuses are not very democratic.
What’s so [small-d] democratic about this year’s [capital D] Democratic and Republican caucuses? Not much. The first time I caucused–back in 1972, in Missouri–I
Survey: Does our economic system favor the rich?
Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are the party of the wealthy. But as Donald Trump’s campaign has clearly revealed, there are plenty of Republicans
We need a new presidential primary system, ASAP
The 2016 presidential primary season has started for real–kicked off by the Iowa caucuses. But our current presidential primary system is a disaster for
Addressing hunger: Republicans say charity; Dems say government
If charity was the answer to our problems, then there would be no homelessness in America, no poverty in general. We would have a
For Republicans, it may not be about being conservative
Surprise, surprise, those Republican candidates who drone on about Donald Trump not really being a conservative may be right. But the perplexing question for
People’s candidate Bernie Sanders challenges Democratic establishment
I’m not going to get support of the governors and the senators, with a few exceptions, or many of the major organizations. But the
Survey: Who blames the poor for being poor?
In our recent poll* on how Americans feel about important political issues, we asked the question, “In your opinion, what is the primary reason
Bernie Sanders’ idealism is exactly what we need
As much as I admire economist Paul Krugman, I am disappointed that he has joined the camp of those who believe Americans are no