Politics

November 13 - What do Theresa May, Donald Trump and Collin Kaepernick have in common? They are all the result of social forces and shifts that are re-shaping our politics, our news and our expectations of the private sector.

With less than a month until the election, Democrats continue to lead in the Reuters/Ipsos generic ballot.

Men more likely to believe the movement has changed workplace behavior but also more likely to give perpetrators a second chance.

Among likely voters, Democrats enjoy a 12-point advantage over Republicans in the generic congressional ballot.

In this week's generic congressional ballot, Democrats have a 7-point lead over Republicans among likely voters.

Two years on from Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, a major new Ipsos survey across 25 countries, revisits the topic of populism and ‘system is broken’ sentiment.

Among all Americans, Democrats (39%) hold an 8-point lead over Republicans (31%) in this week's generic congressional ballot.

Among likely voters, Democrats have an 8-point advantage over Republicans if the election for Congress were held today.

A major new Ipsos study of over 19,000 people in 27 countries, and part of our long-running series on misperceptions of key social realities – The Perils of Perception – highlights how we think fake news, filter bubbles and post-truth are things that affect other people, much more than ourselves. But the majority also say they regularly see fake news, and nearly half say they’ve believed a fake story before finding out it’s fake.