Cameron Easley
- Senior Director, Narrative Strategies
United States
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Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets Among Medicaid Recipients
August 14, 2025 at 12:45 pm UTC Trump’s approval rating among U.S. adults who are on Medicaid has dropped to 36% from 52% since his opening week in office, and his disapproval rating among the group has increased to 55% from 34% over that time frame. These declines far outpace those among the broader population, suggesting that Republicans are already feeling the political repercussions for enacting steep cuts to the low-income health insurance program in the party’s signature legislation.
Tracking Americans’ Interest in Politics and Public Affairs
U.S. adults were asked, "How interested are you in politics and public affairs?” Responses among those who said “somewhat interested” are not shown. Morning Consult surveys thousands of U.S. adults each day on their level of interest in politics and public affairs, providing unique insight on consumer and voter behavior for leaders in the private and public sectors. Sign up for the latest political news and analysis delivered to your inbox twice a week.
Americans’ Support for Israel Hits New Low
August 06, 2025 at 8:04 pm UTC Pro+ subscribers are able to download the datasets that underpin Morning Consult Pro's reports and analysis. Contact us to get access.
Israel-Hamas War Brings Rightward Shift to Jewish Americans’ Ideology
August 06, 2025 at 3:05 pm UTC According to data collected throughout July, 33% of Jewish Americans identify as conservative, up from 27% in September 2023. Meanwhile, 40% identify as liberal, down from 42% at that time. The rightward shift among Jewish Americans is especially concentrated among those between the ages of 45 and 64, who have become 9 points more likely to identify as conservative since September 2023.
Corporate Engagement & the 2024 U.S. Election
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s head of U.S. Political Analysis. He has led Morning Consult's coverage of U.S. politics and elections since 2016, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Politico, Axios, FiveThirtyEight and on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley.
How Donald Trump Won the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Trump led on what mattered most: The economy November 06, 2024 at 4:47 pm UTC While Vice President Harris performed better than President Joe Biden on economic issues, Trump still outperformed her in the key battleground states Biden was an albatross: Heading into Election Day, voters were more likely to disapprove than approve of President Joe Biden in 46 states Some of the most striking shifts were among voters ages 18-34, where Trump made significant gains Heading into election night,...
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | November 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
GOP Voter Skepticism of U.S. Elections Sets Stage for More Election Denial
Earlier this month I wrote about how we shouldn’t be surprised if Trump wins a second term in office. We have more to come on that — as well as on Kamala Harris’ path to victory — in our final Election Watch report of the cycle in the next few days. (Make sure to register for our final pre-election webinar on Monday as well!) But today I want to talk about what happens if Trump loses again: How he might react and, consequently, how Republican voters might react.
Governor Approval Ratings | October 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
America's Most Popular Senators
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Why You Shouldn't Expect a Ticket-Splitting Renaissance in 2024
One of the more interesting facets of election polling this cycle has been the consistent difference in margins of support at the top of the ticket versus in those in key Senate races. Whether you’re looking at polling averages on 538 or RealClearPolitics, Democratic Senate candidates in key states appear to be performing better against their Republican counterparts than Vice President Kamala Harris seems to be doing against former President Donald Trump.
The Case for a Trump Victory
We live in a prolific era for election polling that comes as communication travels faster than ever. Meanwhile, the discourse around these surveys and what they mean for the election is largely taking place on X, a social media platform that doesn’t exactly make space for nuanced conversation to flourish.
Democrats' Post-Debate Battleground Surge
Vice President Kamala Harris hit a record-high number and lead over Republican Donald Trump following what voters viewed as a decisive victory in their Sept. 10 debate. (Pro subscribers can read more about the pre- and post-debate trends in my latest Election Watch report, published yesterday.) A big question was how that shift would play out in key states. Our latest state-level tracking — conducted Sept.
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | September 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
2024 Election State-Level Polls
Our final state-level surveys for the presidential race were conducted Oct. 20-29 in Arizona, Georgia and Texas, Oct. 21-30 in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Oct. 22-31 in Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio. Our final Senate surveys were conducted Oct. 20-29 in Arizona, Oct. 21-30 in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas, and Oct. 22-31 in Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Our final gubernatorial survey was conducted Oct. 22-31 in North Carolina.
Trump's Support in the Battleground States
Late last month, I pointed out that the national trends suggested 2024 is shaping up similarly to 2020 on the Democratic side of the aisle, with Harris polling at a similar percentage as then-candidate Joe Biden did four years earlier. The main difference is that Trump appears to be in a stronger position, which has led some to conclude that a similarly sized polling error in his direction as in 2020 would put him back in the White House, and is in fact likely this cycle.
Harris vs. Trump
Harris maintains lead over Trump after DNC Whom registered U.S. voters said they would vote for if the 2024 U.S. presidential election were held today Latest surveys conducted Aug. 23-25 2024, among a representative sample of 7,818 registered voters, with an unweighted margin of error of +/-1 percentage point.
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | August 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Are Shy Trump Voters Still a Thing in 2024?
My latest monthly Election Watch report, which publishes tomorrow, focuses on Kamala Harris’ lead against Trump among registered voters, and how that compares to Joe Biden’s lead over Trump at the same point in the 2020 cycle. As of our latest tracking update, Harris leads Trump by 4 percentage points (48%-44%), compared with an 8-point lead for Biden (49%-41%) during the exact same time frame four years ago. So Harris is running 1 point behind where Biden was at this time 4 years ago.
DNC 2024 Edition
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Tim Walz's Favorability Rating Climbs as His Name Recognition Skyrockets
Most Americans had never heard of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz before he became the Democratic vice presidential candidate last week, but Morning Consult trend data suggests he’s making a fairly solid first impression.
Governor Approval Ratings | July 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
RNC 2024 Edition
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Democratic Voters Remain Divided Over Whether to Replace Biden as Nominee
Slightly more Democratic voters than not continue to support replacing Biden at the top of the ticket Pro+ subscribers are able to download the datasets that underpin Morning Consult Pro's reports and analysis. Contact us to get access.
(13305476) Biden gets a bump. No, not coke
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2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | June 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | May 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Corporate Engagement & the 2024 U.S. Election
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Senator Approval Ratings | April 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | April 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
RFK Jr.’s Popularity Among Black Voters Ticks Up Post-VP Pick
Sign up to get the latest data and analysis on how business, politics and economics intersect around the world. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a big step forward in his independent presidential campaign for 2024, introducing Silicon Valley entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | March 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Trump and Biden Are Splitting the Vote Among 2024’s Double-Haters
The so-called double-haters, who have an unfavorable view of Biden and Trump, are roughly split between both candidates at this point, with many threatening a third-party defection February 28, 2024 at 5:00 am UTC The double-haters currently constitute 19% of the overall electorate, according to Morning Consult data, which means they should play as big a role this year as they did in 2016, when a similar share viewed both Trump and Hillary Clinton negatively.
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | February 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Trump Leads Haley in South Carolina and Super Tuesday States
See the latest national surveys on the November presidential election on our 2024 U.S. Presidential Election tracker. Republican presidential candidate and former Gov. Nikki Haley is vowing to continue her campaign against front-runner Donald Trump at least through the Super Tuesday contests in early March, but state-level Morning Consult surveys suggest that’s a fool’s errand.
Governor Approval Ratings | January 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Senator Approval Ratings | January 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | January 2024
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Why Donald Trump Is the GOP’s Most Electable Candidate
Sign up to get the latest data and analysis on how business, politics and economics intersect around the world. In their quests for the Republican presidential nomination, both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have tried to convince voters that they’re better positioned than Donald Trump to defeat President Joe Biden in November.
Iowa Poll Shows Trump’s Lead Grows
Sign up to get the latest data and analysis on how business, politics and economics intersect around the world. One week out from Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses, Morning Consult surveys show Donald Trump is padding his already sizable lead in the Hawkeye State. Share of potential Republican caucusgoers in Iowa who said they would vote for the following if the nominating contest were held in their state today: The December 2023 data points include responses gathered Jan. 1-7, 2024.
Jan. 6 Will Impact Most Voters’ 2024 Decision, Survey Says
Sign up to get the latest data and analysis on how business, politics and economics intersect around the world. Donald Trump is steamrolling his way to the Republican presidential nomination and polling as competitively as ever against President Joe Biden among the broader electorate at the national and state level. But Morning Consult trend data suggests his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks three years ago remains an Achilles’ heel that could cost him dearly in November.
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | December 2023
Trump’s lead in the Republican presidential race keeps growing: Donald Trump’s monthly share of support among potential GOP primary voters nationwide is at 65%, a tracking high. He also has large leads in most early and Super Tuesday nominating states. Trump now leads Biden, fueled by gains among key voter segments including Black, Hispanic and young Americans: The former president took his first monthly lead of the 2024 election cycle over President Joe Biden in November.
The Most Salient News Events of 2023, Analyzed
Morning Consult’s Seen, Read, Heard project measures real-time media consumption throughout the year. 2023’s analysis is based on the contemporaneous measurement of more than 600 news events among nearly 100,000 registered U.S. voters. This project analyzes the share of voters who said they had seen, read or heard “a lot” about each event at the time it occurred. 2023 was the year of vessels. The two most penetrative stories of 2023 both involved moving objects.
Trump Maintains Large Lead in Iowa as Leaders Endorse DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month picked up two of Iowa’s most coveted endorsements a Republican presidential candidate can hope for, but Morning Consult survey tracking suggests the impact on the nomination race in the Hawkeye State is more ripple than splash. Surveys we conducted last month in Iowa — where Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) endorsed DeSantis on Nov.
2024 State-Level Republican Primary Polling
Since December 2022, Morning Consult has been surveying potential Republican primary voters across the country every day, asking them whom they’d vote for if the GOP presidential nominating contest were held in their state today.
Senator Approval Ratings | Nov. 2023
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
Governor Approval Ratings | Nov. 2023
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
2024 U.S. Election Watch Report | November 2023
Trump is gaining ground among key voter segments including Black, Hispanic and young Americans: Throughout 2023, Donald Trump has made up ground with President Joe Biden in our head-to-head tracking by improving his margins among independents, the youngest voters, and Black and Hispanic Americans.
Harris vs. Trump
Trump pulls closer to Harris Whom likely U.S. voters said they would vote for if the 2024 U.S. presidential election were held today Latest surveys conducted Oct. 25-27, 2024, among 8,807 likely voters, with an unweighted margin of error of +/-1 percentage point. Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
U.S. Senator and Governor Approval Ratings
Cameron Easley is Morning Consult’s lead analyst for U.S. politics. Prior to moving into his current role, he led Morning Consult's editorial coverage of U.S. politics and elections from 2016 through 2022. Cameron joined Morning Consult from Roll Call, where he was managing editor. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Follow him on Twitter @cameron_easley. Interested in connecting with Cameron to discuss his analysis or for a media engagement or speaking opportunity?
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