Why Minimum Wage Threatens Republicans

A frank admission: Political reporters, including yours truly, absolutely cherish exit polls of voters. … Here is one gem from the last presidential election that really surprised me. … Among the just over one in five voters who answered “cares about people like me” as their most important quality in […] Read more »

How politically moderate are Americans? Less than it seems.

… While it is true that most Americans consider themselves to be near the center of the ideological spectrum (either moderates or “slightly” liberal or conservative using the standard seven-point liberal-conservative scale), there are two reasons to expect that many of these moderates are illusory. In truth, the American electorate […] Read more »