… Clearly, evangelicals have a large influence on the Republican party. At least three quarters of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump. It’s incredibly hard to find another group that is so wed to a particular political party. (The only exception I can find is that black Protestants are ~90% […] Read more »
ABA Civic Literacy Survey reveals knowledge gaps
The ABA celebrated Law Day May 1 with the release of a new national Survey of Civic Literacy and other programs related to the 2019 Law Day theme of “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.” … According to the national poll, less than half of the U.S. public knows that […] Read more »
U.S. Twitter users are younger, more educated and more likely to be Democrats than general public
Twitter is a modern public square where many voices discuss, debate and share their views. Media personalities, politicians and the public turn to social networks for real-time information and reactions to the day’s events. But compared with the U.S. public overall, which voices are represented on Twitter? To examine this […] Read more »
The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Democratic Electorate in Real Life
… Today’s Democratic Party is increasingly perceived as dominated by its “woke” left wing. But the views of Democrats on social media often bear little resemblance to those of the wider Democratic electorate. The outspoken group of Democratic-leaning voters on social media is outnumbered, roughly 2 to 1, by the […] Read more »
Proud Boys and antifa: When a right-wing activist met a left-wing anti-fascist
Since the election of Donald Trump, extreme right-wing groups and left-wing activists have battled on American streets. It’s happened in New York, Berkeley, Charlottesville and elsewhere. But one liberal enclave might be the epicentre of the fighting: Portland, Oregon, a progressive city in the Pacific north-west. Two activists who have […] Read more »
The Resistance as Role Model: Disillusionment and Protest Among American Adolescents After 2016
From white suits evoking the suffrage movement to her “I’m with her” slogan, Hillary Clinton framed her 2016 presidential campaign as an opportunity for women to break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling.” … In the end, however, the 2016 presidential election looked more like a setback to the promise of […] Read more »