James Stimson Archives

Americans are in an unusually liberal fiscal policy mood

Michael Tesler - October 6, 2025

This could strengthen Democrats’ position in shutdown negotiations.

Alexander Kustov - January 3, 2025

Why there is a never-ending cycle of governments doing something and the public wanting the opposite.

Michael Tesler - January 25, 2024

Ignore recent exit polls to the contrary. Minds will change by November.

Ryan Carlin - January 21, 2021

We analyzed public opinion ratings for Macron, Trump and others who became ill.

Logan Strother and Ben Johnson - October 17, 2018

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John Sides - September 26, 2016

Monday night's presidential debate — or the "Clash of the Century,"

Michael Tesler and John Sides - March 2, 2016

Donald Trump's success in the Republican presidential primaries — especially after

John Sides - November 23, 2015

[caption id="attachment_3720" align="aligncenter" width="606"] (Susan Walsh/AP)[/caption] The Pew Research Center

Eric Merkley and Dominik Stecuła - September 18, 2015

There were a lot of half-truths and out-right falsehoods peddled

John Sides - April 13, 2015

[caption id="attachment_23621" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] In this Sept. 12, 2012