There’s plenty of evidence that over time, Republicans have gained ground with Latinos in parts of the country, including Florida. But in the Southwest, an inverse trend has taken hold that could have implications for 2024 and beyond. In Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, Latinos have stuck with Democrats, […] Read more »
Unapologetic Black Power in the South
… I heard so many people after the Georgia runoff in which Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker who said some version of “Yes, but it was still too close.” It seemed to me that those comments — and many others — missed the bigger point: Something absolutely historic is happening […] Read more »
2022 counties: Who voted, who didn’t and why candidates matter
This week’s Senate runoff win by Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia marked the official end of the 2022 mid-term election. And with that, the Data Download takes a look at what we learned from some of our County to County locales in this cycle. Going into 2022, the NBC News […] Read more »
How Kyrsten Sinema’s decision makes Democrats’ 2024 Senate map tighter
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus […] Read more »
Near record-high numbers of young people voted during the midterms, signaling a possible shift – or exception – in voting trends
People line up to cast early ballots during the 2022 election at the University of Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Abby Kiesa, Tufts University The November 2022 midterms have come and gone, but there are still some potential lasting implications that could influence the next election season. One is […] Read more »
Many around the world feel the system is broken. Can we do anything?
Over the past few years, there has been a string of populist victories. From Brexit in 2015 to Trump’s victory in 2016, they have been the canary in the coal mine for surging anti-establishment sentiments worldwide. Following these two earth-shattering wins, anti-establishment candidates continued their victory march in places like […] Read more »