Cygnal’s Pulse Pod Ep. 82 Democrats New Theme Song: “Breaking the Law!” w/ Pollsters Brent Buchanan and Chris Lane – Join us for the latest episode of Cygnal’s Pulse Pod as we dive into the most recent political trends and public opinion shifts that are reshaping America’s political landscape. Our data-driven analysis reveals some surprising developments that you won’t want to miss.
Our Pollsters’ Top Five:
New Issues Emerging: This is the first time this decade, or about the time of Trump’s entrance into American political life, the top issue has not been inflation and the economy or immigration and border security. “Threats to democracy” (21%) is now the top priority in voters’ minds. Healthcare jumped three points – nearly doubling among non-college educated voters – as government shutdown coverage resurfaces the Obamacare subsidies debate.
Schumer Shutdown 2.0: while all major figures from both partis saw dips in their images amid the government shutdown (Schumer +2 unfavorable, Jeffries +4 unfavorable), by a nearly 2:1 margin, 60 percent voters say the current government shutdown is just being used as a strategic tool to advance a political agenda.
Judas Priest? “Breaking the Law” could be the Democratic theme song these days as young Democrats aged 18-44 are +15 on breaking the law to oppose ICE, while Democrats older than 45 are –42 showing how extremely frustrated young Democrats are with their party leadership.
Black to the Future: Black voters were the only major demographic (+9) to say that they would prefer time traveling into the future versus the past, if given the option. Even though most of the political spectrum preferred the past, it was voters who viewed the current direction of America positively whom over-indexed (+36 net) on preferring to travel back in time. Voters who supported Kamala Harris in 2024 were oddly the most indecisive with 25 percent saying they were unsure about either time travel option.
MAHA Momentum: though the movement’s messenger, RFK Jr., has seen dip in his image (-5), overall support for the policy agenda and mission of challenging the status quo remains incredibly strong (74%). Even among the Democratic base, MAHA’s support stands at 55 percent, with 68 percent support among moderates.
Brent Buchanan X: @brentbuc
Chris Lane X: @ChrisLaneMA
Be sure to subscribe to The Pulse Pod!
