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All Eyes On Maine And North Carolina Senate Races

As we approach next year’s midterm elections, Maine and North Carolina are the critical Senate seats for Republicans to hold. Will 2026 be the year that GOP incumbents Susan Collins and Thom Tillis pull it off again? To help answer this question, we are looking at election takeaways from those 2020 Senate races and what they could tell us about 2026. Maine In a state that former President Biden won by 9 over President Trump,

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All Eyes On Maine And North Carolina Senate Races

As we approach next year’s midterm elections, Maine and North Carolina are the critical Senate seats for Republicans to hold. Will 2026 be the year that GOP incumbents Susan Collins and Thom Tillis pull it off again? To help answer this question, we are looking at election takeaways from those

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Tuesday’s Special Elections In Context

As we watched Tuesday’s coverage of the special election, it seemed that the media was poised for the storyline that Democrats are back. The Wisconsin Supreme Court win was a plus for Democrats, but it is hardly a sign that Democrats’ problems are behind them. As Republicans have learned the

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7 Key Facts From the 2024 Election

It was a new day in Washington as Trump returned to the White House and Republicans have control of the Senate and House. In light of the inaugural events, here is a recap of seven must-know facts from the 2024 election: For more election insights, see our 2024 post election report.

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Expectations of Automation

As tariffs send shockwaves through the global economy, one of the areas of policy debate is about the future of manufacturing jobs. Tariff advocates want to see those jobs brought back to the US, while many tariff critics say many of those jobs could be automated so the negative impact

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How Much Running Room Is There On Tariffs?

In our latest survey for Winning the Issues (April 8-10), we looked at where people were in determining their views about tariffs. As the global markets have been in chaos, have voters already formed conclusions about the efficacy of tariffs, or are they still evaluating? Among the overall electorate, views

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Will Today’s Valuable Skill Sets Soon Become Obsolete?

Tariffs continue to dominate the headlines sparking concerns about product shortages and recession. One of the arguments made by proponents of tariffs is that they will help return manufacturing jobs to the US. But critics say that many if not most of these jobs are soon to be automated anyway.

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A New Look At The Brand Image of Ivy League Universities

Harvard has continued to find itself in the news the last several weeks. First, the Trump administration announced it was blocking about $2.2 billion in funding from the university, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem later announcing the cancellation of $2.7 million in DHS grants, as well as

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Harvard Launches New Remedial Math Course

Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,

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Roll Call: The economic challenge facing Republicans

In today’s Roll Call, the Winston Group’s David Winston writes about how Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling are beginning to slip, and how Republicans need to refocus on the issue that won them the election — inflation. In the last election, voters preferred Republicans to handle inflation

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Roll Call: The Democratic Party owns Joe Biden’s policy fails

The Winston Group’s David Winston in today’s Roll Call writes that Democrats should consider a different playbook moving forward. Many Democrats, especially those in the progressive wing, believe they lost because they didn’t go far left enough. They couldn’t be more wrong, and that thinking has put the Democratic Party

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Protect NAEP: The Gold Standard For Education Accountability

In today’s Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston writes about NAEP’s critical function in ensuring our education system is on track — and letting us know when it is not. There are reasonable arguments to be made about the size of the federal government and whether certain crucial programs

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