More from the article with background.
Democratic Analysis
“The data paints a fairly optimistic picture for the Democrats, although there is work to be done in key areas—particularly the economy. President Trump is overwhelmingly unpopular, even among groups he is typically stronger with, including men and seniors. Voters generally think he is doing a poor job as President overall and, on specific issues, solidly disapprove of his performance on coronavirus, race relations, and healthcare,” said Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners. “The economy is what holds him up and voters are split, although they disapprove of his handling of the economic recovery—an important point Democrats need to focus on. When compared to Biden, Trump’s hold on the economy is even weaker with voters placing more confidence in Biden on a variety of economic issues, although it is competitive. Biden is also significantly more trusted on key issues such as healthcare, coronavirus, immigration, foreign affairs, and race relations. As this election comes down to a referendum on leadership, Democrats should think about elevating foreign affairs as a place where Vice President Biden has a significant advantage.”
The full Democratic analysis by Lake Research Partners can be found
here.
Civility in Politics
In addition to traditional polling questions related to U.S. electoral politics and voter attitudes, the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll also gauges voter opinion on the state of civility in our national political conversation. The results of this portion of the poll will be announced on Friday, August 14.
To learn more about the poll, see the questionnaire, charts, tables, and analysis visit:
https://politics.georgetown.edu/battleground-poll/
Academics, researchers, and journalists can also access the full
dataset to assist in their own research and analyses. [Note: Any use of this data and material must credit the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll.]
ABOUT THE GEORGETOWN INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE BATTLEGROUND POLL:
The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service
Battleground Poll is a national bipartisan survey measuring political opinion and civility among registered voters in the United States. Produced by Republican strategist Ed Goeas of The Tarrance Group and Democratic strategist Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners, this polling series offers unique polling analysis and insights from two top pollsters from different sides of the aisle.
Initiated in June 1991, and housed at GU Politics since April 2019, the Battleground Polls have gained widespread media recognition as reliable bellwethers of national opinion and voters’ intentions. The Battleground data projected the outcome of the 1992, 1996, and 2004 presidential race more precisely than any other similar effort in the country, including those of the major TV networks and national newspapers. In addition, Battleground Polls have consistently been major predictors of what is going to happen in approaching Congressional elections.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE:
The Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) connects and empowers students and the broader community to improve and reimagine politics and public service and reaffirm its promise. Founded as part of the McCourt School of Public Policy in the fall of 2015, GU Politics programming is open to the entire Georgetown community.
ABOUT THE MCCOURT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY:
The Georgetown University
McCourt School of Public Policy is a
top-ranked public policy school located in Washington, D.C., the heart of the policy world. The McCourt School’s mission is to teach our students to design, analyze, and implement smart policies and put them into practice in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, in the U.S. and around the world.
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