There is no question that out-and-out racism and a longing to return to the days of white supremacy were high on the list of motivations of the pro-Trump mob that ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. That should not end the discussion about why it happened, though. There are other […] Read more »
Majority say race was factor in how those who attacked Capitol were treated
A majority of Americans (54%) — and particularly Democrats and Black Americans — believe race was a factor in how law enforcement treated those who attacked the Capitol last week. And among those who feel race was a factor, they overwhelmingly (81%) feel the protesters were treated better because most […] Read more »
The Capitol Was Just the Start
These were not just the Trump loyalists of lore, that economically marginalized, over-elegized white working class of the heartland. No, the crowd that stormed the Capitol was a big tent of whiteness, a cross-section of American society bridging divisions of class, geography and demography. They were doctors and lawyers, florists […] Read more »
Misogyny in the Capitol: Among the insurrectionists, a lot of angry men who don’t like women
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, shown during her weekly press conference Jan. 7, was a particular target of some of the Capitol insurrectionists. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University Among the various forms of violence on display during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one has […] Read more »
GOP voters choose Trump — again
Republicans across the U.S. are siding with President Trump over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — big time — according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll. The state of play: A majority of Republicans still think Trump was right to challenge his election loss, support him, don’t blame him for the […] Read more »
Many Republicans sympathize with those who stormed the Capitol
The storming of the U.S. Capitol by President Trump’s supporters last week has been met with overwhelming condemnation by political leaders and the broader American public. … Lurking beneath the surface in the Republican Party, though, is something else: significant sympathy for the cause and even the actions of those […] Read more »