The Big Issues Of The 2016 Campaign

With less than a year to go before the election, FiveThirtyEight’s staff members took a detailed look at seven issues we cover regularly, examining the positions of the presidential candidates and suggesting developments likely to arise before the voting takes place. CONT. FiveThirtyEight Read more »

How Much Do Black Lives Matter to the Presidential Campaign?

The onslaught of confrontations between blacks and the police, as well as intense coverage on TV and online of college campus protests and of the Black Lives Matter movement, have decisively affected the Democratic Party’s position on a core issue: the use of force to maintain public order. … These […] Read more »

On police conduct, white and black Marylanders have starkly different views

A deep racial divide exists among Marylanders over who is to blame for violent police encounters and whether the state’s criminal justice system treats African Americans and whites equally, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll. CONT. Paul Schwartzman & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »