… Richard Alba, a sociologist at the City University of New York, and other experts have argued that predictions of a white minority in a little over 20 years have created a false narrative because it fails to account for the numerous second- and third-generation children of interethnic and interracial […] Read more »
Quarterly Gap in Party Affiliation Largest Since 2012
In Gallup polling throughout the first quarter of 2021, an average of 49% of U.S. adults identified with the Democratic Party or said they are independents who lean toward the Democratic Party. That compares with 40% who identified as Republicans or Republican leaners. The nine-percentage-point Democratic advantage is the largest […] Read more »
2020 Was as Geographically Polarized as 2016, But Biden Did Just a Little Better in the Right Places
… Biden was supposed to be uniquely appealing to the type of white, older, modestly-educated, socially traditionalist voter who had wandered away from the Democratic Party sometime between Barack Obama’s first victory and Hillary Clinton’s last defeat. A candidate who won back a significant share of this electoral bloc while […] Read more »
How Biden’s zero-carbon revolution would broaden the energy map
President Joe Biden’s push for a green power revolution could expand the economic benefits of energy production to a significantly broader swath of communities across America — if he can maneuver past the blockade of fossil-fuel-producing states that has prevented congressional action on climate change for years. Included in Biden’s […] Read more »
Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade
Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. … Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell set the defining tone for […] Read more »
Biden is racing against time to make his mark — in more ways than one
… Like most new presidents, Biden is enjoying a modest honeymoon in the eyes of the public, but he knows from experience it won’t last. His job approval rating has been steady at about 54%, a higher number than his immediate predecessor ever saw. The public liked his $1.9-trillion COVID […] Read more »