With the Electoral College tallies last week, the 2020 presidential race is finally over, but Democrats and Republicans continue to argue about the results. And one debate in particular lingers: Did President-elect Joe Biden win by a little or by a lot? The answer is … yes, depending on how […] Read more »
How voters rank Trump a historically bad president
… With the Trump presidency coming to a close, historians and Americans alike are starting to put Trump in historical perspective. How they think of him now versus in a few years may change. Still, it’s very clear that historians and a lot of voters believe history will remember Trump […] Read more »
America’s image has tumbled during Trump’s presidency. Can Biden turn it around?
President-elect Joe Biden has a daunting to-do list as he prepares to take the oath of office next month, much of it focused domestically. But there was a reminder this past week that among the problems dumped in his lap by President Trump is a world that questions whether the […] Read more »
The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter
… The miraculous arrival of a coronavirus vaccine this past week marks the first glimmer of hope amid a pandemic that for 10 months has ravaged the country, decimated its economy and fundamentally altered social interactions. Yet that triumph of scientific ingenuity and bureaucratic efficiency does not conceal the difficult […] Read more »
Why the Electoral College is here to stay — for now
President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in this week’s Electoral College vote formalized a win that has been known for over a month. Although the outcome was favorable to Democrats this go around, most Democrats would like to change the system of electing the president to a popular vote. But history tells […] Read more »
Partisanship and Vaccine Uptake Strategies
Americans’ willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine varies significantly by underlying partisan and ideological positioning. This is not surprising, given a great deal of evidence showing the ways in which partisanship and ideology serve as a lens through which Americans view much of the world around them. But it has […] Read more »