… Wealthy people have a great deal of power to influence economic and political outcomes in the United States, and so it’s important to understand what they believe to be the causes of — and possible solutions to — economic inequality. The economic elite are, by definition, members of a […] Read more »
Why Don’t We Know Which Democratic Candidate Can Beat Trump?
The Democratic presidential primary is starting to feel less like a political contest and more like an existential experiment. In the era of big data and after a year of micro-analyzing every little twist and turn, we seem to know less than we did at the beginning. In an era […] Read more »
Which Democratic candidate will win the Latino vote? Nevada is the first test.
Early voting began Saturday in Nevada ahead of the state’s caucus on Feb. 22nd, which will give Democrats their first substantial feedback from Latino voters on their presidential candidates. While Latinos voted in Iowa and New Hampshire and efforts were made to increase participation, Nevada has a larger, far more […] Read more »
There Are *Still* No Lane Markers on the Road to the White House
… Political scientists have long known that ideology does not play nearly as strong a role in the thinking of regular citizens as it does in shaping the perceptions and preferences of political elites; in fact, this finding is one of the most foundational insights of the academic study of […] Read more »
One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers, union officials, state leaders and party strategists agree that Bernie Sanders is a risky nominee to put up against President Donald Trump. There’s less agreement about whether — and how — to stop him. … Sanders’ team expects his Democratic critics and their allies […] Read more »
MJ Hegar leads the Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, UT/TT Poll finds
MJ Hegar has widened her lead over her rivals for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate, but she’s one of a dozen candidates in that Texas race who remain strangers to a large majority of their primary voters, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross […] Read more »