Battleground Tracker poll: Biden has edge in North Carolina and race is tight in Georgia

It’s another two states and another two competitive contests, as concern about President Trump’s handling of coronavirus continues to take a political toll on him. Together, North Carolina and Georgia add to our picture of an expanded electoral map. CONT. CBS News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of […] Read more »

States of Play: Georgia

Key Points• Over the last few decades, Georgia has gone from a swing state to reliably GOP. But it’s now looking like a genuinely competitive state again.• Democrats have made major inroads in both urban Atlanta and its suburbs, but their gains have been somewhat blunted by the sharp Republican […] Read more »

Georgia is a swing state in 2020

Democrats have Georgia on their minds. When former Vice President Joe Biden’s team presented their electoral strategy in mid-May, Georgia was one of three states, along with Arizona and Texas, that they believed they could compete in, even though those places haven’t voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in at […] Read more »

How Social Psychology Influences Political Behavior

Individual reactions to the coronavirus pandemic and the public health restrictions that have accompanied it have underscored how powerful negative partisanship can be in the formation of political opinions. In past crises, national shocks have urged partisans to put aside their personal grievances in pursuit of the greater good, but […] Read more »