As the field of Democratic candidates has grown, the list of theories about how to beat Trump has grown even larger. Some people seem to want a candidate who can be as rude and mean to Trump as Trump is to just about everyone but Ivanka. Others think it’s time […] Read more »
What traits are Democrats prioritizing in 2020 candidates?
With a historically diverse Democratic field of presidential candidates, we looked at what traits voters are prioritizing in 2020. Do they want a woman? Would they prefer voting for someone white or a person of color? Would they like someone young or old? These issues can be hard to talk […] Read more »
Two Years In: How Americans’ Views Have — and Have Not — Changed During Trump’s Presidency
More than two years ago, Donald Trump’s entry into American politics culminated with an unlikely Electoral College win and his inauguration as president. This Democracy Fund Voter Study Group brief gives an overview of how opinions have changed during this period and what voters are looking for in future candidates. […] Read more »
Trump’s economy is booming, and Democrats can’t handle it
… As a Republican, one can only hope that the media is beginning to acknowledge that there’s hyperbole and then there’s downright disinformation when it comes to the tax law. But on May 3, the jobs report changed the political calculus. Democrats seemed to suddenly show symptoms of a kind […] Read more »
Where Do Voters Get Their Ideas About Electability?
… Democratic voters have largely accepted the argument that Trump is a unique menace to the nation whose electoral career has benefited from the existence of racist and sexist attitudes in the public. And many have drawn a natural inference from this premise: the Democratic Party should maximize its chances […] Read more »
Democrats’ Huge Field Reflects the High Perceived Value of the Nomination
With both former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado now officially in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock reportedly announcing in two weeks, there looks to be a field of 22 candidates running. Large fields of candidates for a party’s […] Read more »