Republicans’ tolerance, if not active support, for President Donald Trump’s ongoing bid to overturn the 2020 election has crystallized a stark question: Does the GOP still qualify as a small-d democratic party—or is it morphing into something very different? Even with the Supreme Court still deciding whether to consider a […] Read more »
How the States Voted Relative to the Nation
Key Points• Joe Biden did better than Hillary Clinton in the lion’s share of states.• However, when one takes into account how the states voted relative to the nation, Republicans retain an edge in the Electoral College.• Despite voting for Biden, key battleground states such as Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin […] Read more »
Why So Many Conservatives Believe the 2020 Election Was Stolen
It was easy to predict before the 2020 election that Donald Trump would never personally acknowledge that he lost fairly, if indeed he were to lose. This expectation was apparent enough from any casual observation of Trump’s behavior over his entire career in public life. Trump had even made accusations […] Read more »
Beware the analyses
The Hill and I are taking an end-of-year break. While we’re gone, you’ll no doubt be devouring endless analyses of the 2020 election. Be careful. Much of the data being analyzed, and the tools being employed, are laden with problems and pitfalls. Start with the exit polls. Some critics of […] Read more »
Many remain doubtful about getting COVID-19 vaccine
With multiple vaccines undergoing review for emergency use authorization, just 47% of Americans plan to get inoculated against coronavirus when a vaccine becomes available. Twenty-six percent do not plan to vaccinate, and 27% are unsure. An AP-NORC survey conducted in May found nearly the same results. Few Americans are very […] Read more »
Just A Quarter Of Republicans Accept Election Outcome
A solid majority of Americans trust that the results of the 2020 presidential election are accurate, but only about a quarter of Republicans do, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. Sixty-one percent say they trust the results, including two-thirds of independents, but just 24% of Republican respondents say they […] Read more »