The survey says: A poll by a Louisiana-based JMC analytics found that 37% of Alabama evangelicals are more likely to vote for GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore despite allegations of sexual misconduct against him. As The Hill reports, evangelicals surveyed said the allegations make them more likely to vote for the GOP Senate candidate in the upcoming election. Just 28% said the allegations made them less likely to vote for Moore and 34% said the allegations made no difference in their decision. Read more.
Downbeat: Only 13 U.S. companies had stands at Cuba’s sprawling trade fair this year, a sign of how the corporate community’s interest in doing business on the island has dwindled in the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency. As Reuters reports, 33 companies attended the fair last year—the premier event on Cuba’s business calendar. Enthusiasm for doing business with the island soared after a detente in relations was agreed upon between former President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro in 2014. The mood is very different now. Read more.
Mixed results: International enrollments at U.S. colleges have fared better than expected this year, despite many institutions fearing the country’s political climate, according to a national survey. The Institute of International Education reports the number of new students coming from abroad fell by an average of 7% at nearly 500 colleges and universities surveyed this fall, but that the results from school to school are more mixed than many had predicted. Many schools still fear the country’s political climate could drive students away. Read more.
