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Q1. Three days after the election, NYT opinion columnist Maureen Dowd wrote a piece critical of the Democratic Party.
Her thesis was that Donald Trump won the election because while many people don't like him, they liked the Democratic Party less. Generally speaking, do you agree with her?
Her thesis was that Donald Trump won the election because while many people don't like him, they liked the Democratic Party less. Generally speaking, do you agree with her?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
56%
70%
43%
83%
59%
27%
62%
59%
54%
50%
No
36%
23%
48%
15%
28%
60%
34%
30%
38%
41%
Not sure
7%
6%
8%
2%
13%
11%
4%
7%
8%
8%
Don't care
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
2%
0%
4%
0%
Q2. The same week another NYT opinion columnist, Bret Stephens, wrote a piece critical of the Democratic party and its focus on identity politics. It ended with "my larger fear is that liberals lack the introspection to see where they went wrong, the discipline to do better next time and the humility to change."
Do you think the Democratic Party has been too focused on identity, and if so do you think that will change?
Do you think the Democratic Party has been too focused on identity, and if so do you think that will change?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Not too focused on identity
27%
16%
37%
1%
28%
54%
26%
36%
21%
26%
Too focused on identity, will change
14%
11%
16%
3%
15%
24%
11%
6%
15%
22%
Too focused on identity, won't change
55%
70%
40%
95%
54%
13%
62%
55%
56%
46%
Don't know
4%
2%
7%
1%
4%
8%
0%
2%
7%
6%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
Q3. Donald Trump's website says "President Donald J. Trump won the 2024 presidential election with an historic mandate. As the first Republican to win the popular vote in two decades, President Trump did so by stitching together the broadest, most diverse coalition in modern history."
Trump won the electoral college by 312-226, and will win the popular vote by about 1.5%. His winning margin across PA, MI, WI was 1.4%, or 220k votes. (Had Harris won those three states she'd have won the election.) According to the fivethirtyeight.com polling average, 44% view Trump favorably, 51% unfavorably (our poll has it 47% favorably, 51% unfavorably).
Do you think Trump has a mandate?
Trump won the electoral college by 312-226, and will win the popular vote by about 1.5%. His winning margin across PA, MI, WI was 1.4%, or 220k votes. (Had Harris won those three states she'd have won the election.) According to the fivethirtyeight.com polling average, 44% view Trump favorably, 51% unfavorably (our poll has it 47% favorably, 51% unfavorably).
Do you think Trump has a mandate?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Yes
48%
62%
37%
85%
39%
14%
59%
43%
51%
44%
No
42%
32%
50%
6%
50%
76%
18%
48%
39%
52%
Don't know
8%
5%
11%
9%
5%
8%
21%
8%
7%
3%
Don't care
2%
2%
2%
1%
5%
2%
2%
1%
3%
1%
Trump's biggest asset in elections
49% Unconditional support of his base
20% Anti-political correctness
7% Poor quality of opponents
6% Fundraising ability
3% Support of GOP elected officials
2015
Do you speak less freely than your grandparents/
43% Yes
44% No
Is the electorate unusually angry this year, and if so, why?
4% No
18% Increasing income disparity
12% Rise of political correctness
8% Increased legal immigration
3% Increased size of financial sector
Do you espouse politically correct views even if you don't believe them?
4% All the time
16% Sometimes
12% Every so often
22% Rarely
44% Never
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