Topic
Politics
On This Topic
-
Americans see the media as critical to democracy. Now what are we going to do with that?
Analysis | Understanding the relationship between voters and the media is critical for those of us whose work tries to bridge the gap.
-
70% of Americans don’t trust politicians to make abortion policy, 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds
The majority of Americans — Republicans, Democrats, men, women and nonbinary people — distrust politicians even as states pass new restrictions.
-
How we conduct 19th News/SurveyMonkey polls
More data helps us better cover and serve women and LGBTQ+ people. Here’s why we run polls — and how we report on them.
-
Preserving democracy and economy are top issues motivating Americans to vote, 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds
The economy is bigger for Republicans and democracy bigger for Democrats as a motivating factor in this year’s midterm elections.
-
Abortion bans like Lindsey Graham’s say they have rape and incest exceptions — in practice, they don’t work.
The exceptions require people to jump through significant logistical, legal and bureaucratic hoops that render them nearly impossible to utilize, experts said.
-
Election 2022 results: Senate races we’re watching
Democrats will maintain their majority in the U.S. Senate after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto notches a win in Nevada.
-
Senator Patty Murray thinks this is the Year of the Women
Washington’s senior senator was first elected in 1992, the ‘Year of the Woman.’ As she runs for reelection, she believes anger over the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling will motivate women voters.
-
In Michigan, rallies, a court ruling and voters newly fired up over abortion
With less than two months before the midterm elections, there are signs that the new legal landscape on abortion has shifted voters’ priorities. Michigan is a crucial test of how much.
-
Michigan court rules in favor of putting abortion rights petition on November ballot
Abortion advocates had requested action from the Michigan Supreme Court after an elections board deadlocked on the issue.
-
Los Angeles has never elected a woman mayor. Karen Bass hopes to change that.
As Black women lead major cities across the country, Bass is courting voters by emphasizing her experience, competence and advocacy work. But she has to defeat billionaire Rick Caruso to make history.