Americans are in an unusually liberal fiscal policy mood Michael Tesler - October 6, 2025 This could strengthen Democrats’ position in shutdown negotiations.
Why Biden was no longer a viable candidate – in one graph John Sides and Michael Tesler - July 21, 2024 He became less popular with Democratic voters exactly when the opposite needed to happen.
Almost all Republicans will vote for Trump this fall Michael Tesler - January 25, 2024 Ignore recent exit polls to the contrary. Minds will change by November.
Republicans dislike their congressional leaders. Democrats like theirs. Michael Tesler - October 5, 2023 The Republicans' drama in Congress accurately reflects their constituents' opinions.
Build Back Better offers pre-K and child-care funding. States might not sign on. Philip Rocco, Daniel Béland, and Alex Waddan - December 15, 2021 These three things help policies succeed
Critics claim BLM protests were more violent than 1960s civil rights ones. That’s just not true. Kerby Goff and John D. McCarthy - October 12, 2021 But the media coverage of the two eras was quite different
These 3 graphs explain why more House Republicans did not support impeachment Michael Tesler - January 13, 2021 Popularity of Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell has nosedived among Republicans since they certified Joe Biden’s victory
Will the Floyd protests lead to police reform? Here’s what we know. Maneesh Arora and Davin L. Phoenix - June 11, 2020 We’ve tracked policing-related bills in all 50 states since 2013
The Floyd protests have changed public opinion about race and policing. Here’s the data. Michael Tesler - June 8, 2020 Until recently, most whites thought that blacks no longer face much discrimination in the United States. That’s changed.
The Floyd protests will likely change public attitudes about race and policing. Here’s why. Michael Tesler - June 4, 2020 The last wave of Black Lives Matter protests did — especially among young people.