Planes rarely crash because one instrument fails or one gauge gives a bad reading. Rather, the right combination of things fail in tandem — a mechanical problem paired with bad weather, a backup system malfunctioning at the same time as a pilot error — leading to catastrophe. The disaster of […] Read more »
Racism in the U.S. runs far deeper than Trump’s white supremacist fanbase
Nicholas Guyatt, University of Cambridge Donald Trump’s astonishing rise to the presidency has put racism at the heart of American politics. From the very start of his campaign, Trump called Mexicans “criminals” and “rapists” while pledging to build a wall between the US and its southern neighbour. He shocked the […] Read more »
This Election Was Not About the Issues. Blame the Candidates.
If you think back to this year’s presidential campaign and recall a lot of articles mentioning Hillary Clinton’s email troubles and Donald J. Trump’s various controversies, you wouldn’t be wrong. If it seems there were fewer articles about jobs, the economy and taxes, that’s because there were. The temptation to […] Read more »
National Polling Accurately Nails Popular Vote
This was a complex election since Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and Donald Trump won the Electoral College. In terms of forecasting, being “right” means two different things, depending on whether you were estimating the former or the latter. … In terms of predicting the national popular vote outcome, […] Read more »
Record One in Five in Bad Mood on Day After Election
Election Day 2016 and the day after were two of the most stressful days on record since Gallup and Healthways began tracking Americans’ mood in January 2008. CONT. Alyssa Davis, Gallup Read more »
Rust Belt Dems broke for Trump because they thought Clinton cared more about bathrooms than jobs
Back in May, the longtime chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party sent a private memo to leaders in Hillary Clinton’s campaign warning that she was in grave danger of losing not just Ohio but also Pennsylvania and Michigan unless she quickly re-tooled her message on trade. His advice went […] Read more »