Many analysts have devoted endless hours to pondering the Republican Party’s woes with Latino voters and prescriptions for how the party can fix them in time for 2016. … But while Latinos are no doubt an important persuasion target for the GOP, they may not be the minority group most […] Read more »
The Mystery of the Missing Evangelicals
Republicans haven’t won the presidency for two cycles now — and, for many party faithful, a perceived lack of support among evangelical voters is to blame. … The missing evangelical vote has been cited as a key factor by 2016 GOP hopefuls such as Sen. Ted Cruz and former tech […] Read more »
How Chicagoans Voted and Why
An exit poll was conducted by Edison Research in 30 randomly selected Chicago electoral precincts. CONT. New York Times Read more »
How Israel’s Exit Pollsters Missed Right-Wing Rally For Netanyahu
The headlines Wednesday said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swept to a surprising and convincing victory in the Israeli election Tuesday after his Likud party won at least five more seats in parliament than its chief rival. But the victory wasn’t really that overwhelming because of the subtle nature of the […] Read more »
What the Non-Voters Decided
The story of the Democrats’ stinging defeat in the 2014 midterm elections is as well-told by the millions of Americans who did not cast ballots on Election Day as by those who did. The United States Election Project estimated voter turnout at 36.2%, the lowest since 1942. CONT. E.J. Dionne, […] Read more »
Ferguson exit poll shows racial polarization in views of police
… Two doctoral students at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, Tyler Chance and Dawna Williams, conducted an exit poll in Ferguson on Nov. 4. The results show that race continues to structure the perceived legitimacy of fatal police actions. CONT. Adriano Udani (U. of Missouri at St. Louis), […] Read more »