… Earlier this month, Planned Parenthood convened a series of focus groups across the country to better understand people who back the organization but cast their ballots for Trump. … For opponents of Trump, the recordings make for excruciating viewing. They show how myths about Hillary Clinton’s corruption proved more […] Read more »
After Ignoring Evangelical Voters In 2016, How Democrats Can ‘Reclaim Hope’
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Michael Wear about how the Democrats lost so many Christian voters in 2016. Wear’s book, “Reclaiming Hope,” is about his work as Obama’s faith outreach advisor. Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR Read more »
It Was Still the Economy, Stupid
Democratic pollster Celinda Lake talks to Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations about what happened to her party in the 2016 election. Political Wire Read more »
Polling Matters: Survey results and the winners and losers of 2016
On this week’s episode of the PB/Polling Matters show Keiran Rob and Leo look back at 2016 and discuss the results from the recent survey of PB/Polling Matters listeners. We discuss what our biggest shock of 2016 was, who the biggest winners and losers were from the year and our […] Read more »
Why the white working class votes against itself
Why did all those Economically Anxious™ Trump voters reject policies that would have helped relieve their economic anxiety? Maybe they believed any Big Government expansions would disproportionately go to the “wrong” kinds of people — that is, people unlike themselves. … We’ve known for a long time, through the work […] Read more »
How Much Did Wikileaks Hurt Hillary Clinton?
How did Hillary Clinton blow a 7-percentage-point lead over Donald Trump in the final month of the campaign? Much of the post-election analysis has revolved around FBI Director James Comey’s letter to Congress on Oct. 28. Less attention was spent on the role that Wikileaks played. Until, that is, news […] Read more »