As he gears up for reelection, President Joe Biden is already facing questions about his ability to convince voters that the economy is performing well. There’s skepticism about the 80-year-old president’s ability to manage a second term. And on Friday, Biden faced a fresh setback when Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to
Photo: Phoenix homeless encampment Polling of Arizona voters say they favor public efforts to pull unhoused residents from their public thoroughfares but indicated they’re seeking root-cause solutions and more accountability in spending their tax dollars. Polling firm Seminal Strategies conducted the survey on behalf of the Cicero Institute from June 28 to July 3. The
Former President Donald Trump leads the Republican primary election in Arizona, according to a new poll from Noble Predictive Insights. Trump is at 49%, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis polling at 21% and former Vice President Mike Pence in third at 7%. Neither DeSantis nor Pence have declared a candidacy but are reportedly mulling bids.
Photo: Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a press conference to commemorate her 100th day as Arizona’s chief executive on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Drake Presto/Cronkite News) Three months into Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ stint as Arizona’s 24th head of state, negotiations with GOP leaders in the Legislature on a budget are close to completion,
Bad polling has plagued American politics since 2016. Over and over, pollsters ask the wrong questions of the wrong people, who are too eager to give their own wrong answers. Then, pollsters apply the wrong fix to make the numbers look less wrong. At the same time, the mainstream media is all too willing to
Photo: A Utah Food Bank volunteer carries groceries for the needy at a mobile food pantry distribution site Dec. 21, 2022 Eva Guzman’s expenses have swelled, but she feels comfortable financially thanks to the savings she and her late husband stockpiled for a rainy day. Nevertheless, the 80-year-old retired library clerk in San Antonio limits