What We’re Thinking

Tom breaks down what Americans think about Scott Pruitt, the Mueller investigation, and the situation in Syria.

Forget the approval ratings, the hypothetical matchups, and everything else. When you’re checking the polls, the key number to watch is: who’s more energized to vote?

More Americans want universal background checks than believe the sky is blue. Also, Tom calculates exactly how much your porn-star name will hurt you on the ballot.

The Senate map isn’t good for Democrats this year, but the polls certainly are.

A Democrat wins in Trump country: what does the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th district mean for the upcoming national midterm?

Now that the filing period has wrapped up, Tom and Aaron break down what to expect from this year’s election – both locally and statewide.

After another mass school shooting, are we closer to a tipping point on gun violence?

PPP’s first national survey of 2018 shows Democrats leading Republicans and Trump still unpopular (albeit slightly less so).

How redistricting (or the lack thereof) is likely to affect North Carolina’s 2018 elections. Also, what do UNC and Duke fans really think of each other?

The president makes promises, but do Americans want what he’s selling?