The changing face of the American electorate is etched all over the map of California. The Golden State may no longer be a partisan battleground, but it continues to be a reliable bellwether for the evolving national political landscape. [cont.] Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, USC, & Douglas Jeffe (Reuters) Read more »
The Role of the Rising American Electorate in the 2012 Election
Barack Obama won because he recognized a New America. The President managed only 39 percent of the white vote, the lowest white percentage recorded for a winning national candidate, and suffered a 12-point swing against him among independent voters, but won both the popular vote and an Electoral College landslide […] Read more »
The Auto Bailout Didn’t Decide Ohio
… While many believed that the auto bailout and attacks on Romney as an out-of-touch plutocrat would allow the president to win the state with the support of white working class voters, the exit polls show that Obama did worse among Ohio’s white voters than John Kerry. … Moreover, if […] Read more »
Race and the 2012 election
Most of the issues dominating the 2012 election make sense. There’s the economy, of course. The budget deficit. Medicare. Obamacare. But click through the “videos” section of Mitt Romney’s Web site and you’ll see something odd: His campaign is running more ads about welfare than just about any other issue. […] Read more »
Majority of New Yorkers Say Police Favor White People
A significant majority of New Yorkers say the Police Department favors whites over blacks, according to a new poll by The New York Times. [cont.] Michael Grynbaum and Marjorie Connelly, New York Times Read more »
Religion, Values, and Experiences: Black and Hispanic American Attitudes on Abortion and Reproductive Issues
… The African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute and released today in a national teleconference, provides a deeper look than public opinion polls usually supply into minority communities’ perspectives on abortion, the use of contraception, and other reproductive issues. [cont.] Public Religion Research […] Read more »