Hillary Clinton has strongly embraced President Obama’s record. Campaigning as the one true defender of the president’s legacy, she mentioned him a whopping 21 times in last week’s Democratic debate, while chastising her opponent, Bernie Sanders, for criticizing the Obama administration. Defending Barack Obama is a smart strategy for winning […] Read more »
Partisanship, racial prejudice, and claims that President Obama was born overseas
… What is it that leads a substantial proportion of Americans to accept a claim with no solid evidence and plenty of available refutation? … In our study, we were interested in two specific factors that might lead people to accept claims that Barack Obama was born overseas: partisanship and […] Read more »
Marco Rubio downplays Muslim discrimination. So do many Republicans.
Following President Obama’s visit to a Baltimore mosque this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) criticized the move. “Look at today — he gave a speech at a mosque,” Rubio said Wednesday. “Oh, you know, basically implying that America is discriminating against Muslims. …” Whether or not there exists “widespread” and […] Read more »
Here’s what the research tells us about whether sexism is hurting Hillary Clinton’s prospects
Dishonest, shrill, and frumpy: Not just Hillary Clinton’s Republican opponents but also media commentators have hurled these criticisms, during this election cycle. And most Monkey Cage readers will recall the fuss about Clinton’s debate bathroom break. Given such gendered background noise, it is certainly tempting to blame Clinton’s primary losses […] Read more »
Fans think Cam Newton faces criticism more for on-field actions than race
A larger percentage of NFL fans believe that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton faces criticism because of his actions on the field than because of his race, according to a survey produced for ESPN by Langer Research Associates and released Wednesday. CONT. ESPN.com Read more »
Republicans Prefer Blunt Talk About Islamic Extremism, Democrats Favor Caution
Half of Americans say the next president should be careful not to criticize Islam as a whole when speaking about Islamic extremists, while four-in-ten want the next president to speak bluntly about Islamic extremists even if the statements are critical of Islam as a whole. … The study also shows […] Read more »