The battleground states across the industrial Midwest have functioned as the decisive tipping point of American politics for at least 30 years, especially in presidential elections. But the latest Census Bureau findings on both overall population growth and voter turnout in 2020 signal that the Sun Belt will increasingly rival, […] Read more »
American Politics Now Has Two Big Racial Divides
There’s been a recent flurry of studies and analyses that take a deeper look at the results of the 2020 election. These examinations don’t contradict our early interpretation of the results from the days and weeks immediately following Election Day: The overwhelming majority of voters backed the candidate from the […] Read more »
Should Biden Emphasize Race or Class or Both or None of the Above?
Should the Democratic Party focus on race or class when trying to build support for new initiatives and — perhaps equally important — when seeking to achieve a durable Election Day majority? The publication on April 26 of a scholarly paper, “Racial Equality Frames and Public Policy Support,” has stirred […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Most satisfied with Chauvin verdict, but partisans divide
More than three-quarters of Americans say they are satisfied with the guilty verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd last spring in Minneapolis, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Just 16% are dissatisfied with the outcome. But expectations for […] Read more »
Voters elected Joe Biden for this moment of racial reckoning
President Joe Biden’s remarks before and after the conviction of Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder were clear and decisive. He called the evidence “overwhelming,” said he was “praying that the verdict is the right verdict” and argued for the country to come together following a verdict that was a […] Read more »
Widespread agreement with Chauvin verdict
Three in four Americans think the jury reached the right verdict in which former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, a majority view that spans across all racial, age and partisan groups. … Reaction to the verdict among White Americans is […] Read more »