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How does presidential job approval affect midterm elections? President Trump’s job approval in our most recent survey was 37% approve, 58% disapprove. Is presidential job approval a headwind? Or can candidates insulate themselves from an unpopular president?

In this 2-minute clip from our new Discussion Points podcast, The Winston Group’s David Winston and Myra Miller compare President Trump’s current job approval to that of previous presidents at their first midterm election: Obama in 2010, Trump in 2018, Biden in 2022.

Presidential Job Approval And Midterm Elections: Trump, Obama, Biden In this short segment from Episode 3, political strategists Myra Mi...

In our latest Discussion Points Podcast episode, "The Big Beautiful Bill: What Does It Mean For The 2026 Election?", Myra Miller and David Winston discuss what Republicans’ signature legislative accomplishment means for this fall’s elections, lessons from the 2018 midterm election, and the Democratic critique about the bill’s impact on federal revenues. They discuss revenue figures from the Congressional Budget Office about how much the federal government is taking in, and if tax cuts are depriving the government of needed revenue.

Questions covered in this episode:
-What does the Big Beautiful Bill tax legislation mean for Republicans and Democrats heading into this fall’s elections?
-What are the Republican challenges for effectively selling their signature accomplishment?
-What are the implications for American taxpayers who use the standard deduction?
-How much revenue is the federal government taking in?

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Episode 4: The Big Beautiful Bill: What Does It Mean For The 2026 Election? Veteran political strategists Myra Miller and David Winston discuss...

The findings from the latest NAEP Long Term Trends were a mixed bag: some real improvements for younger students but not for older students.

Our analysis looks at the learning loss context, and how far students are from their pre-Covid baseline.

Good News and Bad News from the Long Term Trends NAEP - The Winston Group The findings from Wednesday’s release of the latest NAEP Long Term Trends data were a mixed bag. On the one hand, nine year olds posted some real improvements