The influence of ongoing demographic changes on politics is a familiar story. Given current voting patterns, the increasing diversity in the population is likely to work to the advantage of Democrats in future presidential elections. For Republicans, the question is not just how, but whether they can bend the curve. […] Read more »
Ferguson exit poll shows racial polarization in views of police
… Two doctoral students at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Tyler Chance and Dawna Williams, conducted an exit poll in Ferguson on Nov. 4. The results show that race continues to structure the perceived legitimacy of fatal police actions. CONT. Adriano Udani (U. of Missouri at St. Louis), […] Read more »
Ferguson highlights deep divisions between blacks and whites in America
After a grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., President Obama condemned the riots that followed but said, “We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a […] Read more »
Poll finds racial divide over Wilson charges
Americans are sharply divided along racial lines as to whether Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson should be charged with murder in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a new CNN/ORC poll out Monday finds. Fifty-four percent of nonwhites — including blacks, Latinos and Asians — say Wilson should be charged […] Read more »
The Solid South Will Rise Again
Democrats have abandoned Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is in a tough runoff election. … Maybe Democrats are simply giving up on Landrieu. Or maybe it’s something bigger: They’re giving up on the South, at least in the short term. This region has become so solidly Republican, particularly since […] Read more »
Keystone Vote Unlikely to Change Odds for Mary Landrieu
… Ms. Landrieu’s colleagues have done her the courtesy of giving her a vote on a controversial issue. It’s just hard to understand why. Ms. Landrieu is all but doomed, and even a successful Keystone vote would have been too little too late. Ms. Landrieu’s problem isn’t whether voters believe […] Read more »