Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Post-Dobbs, Still A “Baked” Election?

What if any opinion shifts are showing in polling data in the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion, guns, and other contentious social issues, and how they might affect November’s outcome.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsJune 30, 2022
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Post-Dobbs, Still A “Baked” Election?

The Supreme Court’s recent rulings on abortion, guns, and other contentious social issues further complicates an already opaque political landscape. David Brady and Douglas Rivers, Hoover Institution senior fellows and Stanford University political scientists, discuss what if any opinion shifts their polling data suggests and what other political variables (inflation, an unpopular president) might affect November’s outcome.

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David Brady

David Brady

Douglas Rivers

Douglas Rivers

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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