There has been a compelling pie chart circulating on Facebook and Twitter, showing the percentage who voted for Trump or Clinton, or who didn’t vote, or weren’t eligible. … The problem is … well, there are a couple problems. CONT. Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore) & Dan Hirschman (Brown), Scatterplot Read more »
Obama pollster Cornell Belcher on the failures that led to President Trump
The Democratic Party is continuing its postmortem after Hillary Clinton’s unexpected defeat. Many challenges and puzzles will need to be resolved. … Some have suggested that Democrats should abandon “identity politics” and focus exclusively on winning back white working-class voters. While Barack Obama won two terms — and left office […] Read more »
Can Trump win over African Americans? This survey suggests there’s little chance.
… On Election Day, an estimated 8 percent of African Americans voted for Trump. Trump’s dust-up with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, in the lead-up to the inauguration did nothing to ease the tensions. But with Black History Month upon us and the president perhaps attempting to […] Read more »
Republicans used to fear Russians. Here’s what they think now.
For decades, the Republican Party has been more hawkish toward Russia than Democrats. That’s changed with President Trump’s election. Even everyday Republicans are now more positive than Democrats toward Russia, according to several opinion polls. In fact, on the issue of Russia cyber-meddling in the U.S. elections, Republican public opinion […] Read more »
Why is immigration such a problem for the Democratic Party?
… For the past fifty years, the Democratic Party has been the moving force behind rights movements generally, including, prominently, immigrant rights. Over that same time period, the Republican Party has been, and still is, the political arm of those opposed to the expansion of civil rights. This division has […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters divided over Trump in first presidential report card
It’s been about three weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Fox News Poll checked in with voters nationwide to get a read on how things are going. Here are five findings on the new administration. Voters feel: Divided over Trump. A bit more confident in Trump’s judgment than they […] Read more »