… After the 2016 election, it was common to hear musings about how Midwestern voters flocked to Donald Trump because he spoke to the America they wanted to make “great” — a descriptor that many argued was code for “white.” … Approximately seven million people who identify as African-American live […] Read more »
What (or Where) is Driving Trump’s Job Approval Increase?
In recent months President Donald Trump’s job approval numbers have been on the rise in most public opinion surveys. What’s driving those approval bumps? The cultural conservative base leads the way, with smaller improvement among more marginal supporters, according to an analysis the American Communities Project. CONT. Dante Chinni, American […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats increasingly really do occupy different worlds
… Is the fundamental fissure in American life now demographic or geographic? The answer, a growing body of evidence suggests, is both. And that may point to a future of even greater distance — and antagonism — between a Democratic coalition centered in racially diverse, largely secular, and post-industrial metropolitan […] Read more »
Orange County Fights Turning Blue. And the Resistance Is Formidable.
California has dug in at the front lines of the resistance to President Trump, suing to overturn his environmental policies, passing legislation to hamstring his immigration enforcement and marching in mass demonstrations of defiance. Then there is Orange County, a stubborn redoubt of conservatism that keeps defying prognostications that 80 […] Read more »
How Latino Voting Power Will Count in the California Primary
For more than three decades, political pundits have referred to Latino voters as a “sleeping giant,” to describe a demographic reality that has yet to translate to clear political force. With each presidential election, much is written about how important Latino votes could be in securing the White House. In […] Read more »
Why California Hasn’t Moved On From Dianne Feinstein
America is a young punk country with a knack for reinvention — political traditions don’t stick to our ribs. In case you needed any proof, look to California. Not 30 years ago, it helped elect George H.W. Bush, part of a 20-year streak of voting for Republican presidential candidates, including […] Read more »