The expected twin Georgia runoff elections in January that will determine control of the Senate encapsulate the structural challenge facing Democrats as they battle to secure a majority in the chamber that could determine the shape of Joe Biden’s presidency. As the results of Senate contests increasingly correlate with the […] Read more »
Did ‘Shy Trump Voters’ throw off the polls? Maybe not.
The polls underestimated President Trump’s strength yet again during the 2020 election — and, yet again, “Shy Trump Voters” who feel social pressure to stay silent about their views are being cited as a potential cause of the miss. So the theory goes, these voters believe that even strangers would […] Read more »
Asian Americans voted for Biden 63% to 31%, but the reality is more complex
Asian American voters heavily favored Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, early exit polls indicate. The NBC News Exit Poll of early and Election Day voters indicated that 63 percent of Asian American voters across the country voted for Biden. A minority of the group voted for […] Read more »
Fraud claims aimed in part at keeping Trump base loyal
President Donald Trump has promised legal action in the coming days as he refused to concede his loss to Democrat Joe Biden, making an aggressive pitch for donors to help finance any court fight. … But senior officials, campaign aides and allies told The Associated Press that overwhelming evidence of […] Read more »
Even in defeat, the embers of Trumpism still burn in the Republican Party
With President Trump defeated, there is a pivotal question coursing through American politics: What becomes of Trumpism? Since 2016, that political movement has commandeered the Republican Party and fused White grievances over the nation’s demographic changes with fierce rejection of liberal elites and global engagement. But more than anything else, […] Read more »
Joe Biden won a race another Democrat may have lost
President-elect Joe Biden made the pitch that he was the most electable Democrat during the primary season. It was a big reason why primary voters ultimately nominated him. A look at the still compiling returns demonstrates that Democrats made the right bet. Biden is projected to win an election that […] Read more »