The 2016 election is almost two years behind us, but arguments over why Donald Trump won haven’t stopped. Because Mr. Trump drew support from white voters with less formal education — the “white working class” — many attributed his victory to Americans’ economic anxiety. But this narrative has obscured the […] Read more »
Trump Campaign Aide Requested Online Manipulation Plans From Israeli Intelligence Firm
A top Trump campaign official requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities, to use social media manipulation and to gather intelligence to help defeat Republican primary race opponents and Hillary Clinton, according to interviews and copies of the proposals. The Trump campaign’s interest in […] Read more »
Five myths about the 2016 election
The 2016 election is nearly two years behind us, but debates continue to rage over what lifted Donald Trump to a victory that surprised so many political observers. All elections generate narratives that try to explain the outcome, but often those do not square with polling and other political science […] Read more »
Views of Mueller’s investigation – and Trump’s handling of the probe – turn more partisan
As Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller continues to investigate Russian involvement in the 2016 election, Americans’ views of his investigation – and Donald Trump’s handling of the matter – continue to grow more polarized. CONT. Alec Tyson, Pew Read more »
How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump
Donald Trump has adopted many contradictory positions since taking office, but he has been unwavering on one point: that Russia played no role in putting him in the Oval Office. Trump dismisses the idea that Russian interference affected the outcome of the 2016 election, calling it a “made-up story,” “ridiculous,” […] Read more »
A fresh look back at 2016 finds America with an identity crisis
Two years after the 2016 election, there has been no single answer to the question: What happened? In an outcome that saw the popular vote and the electoral college diverge, theories abound, opinions are many and consensus fleeting. Now, a trio of political scientists have come forth with their answer […] Read more »