… In a recent work, we explored the question “‘why did Republican lawmakers oppose Trump’s candidacy in the 2016 campaign?” There are diverse—and often contradictory—explanations of the #NeverTrump movement offered by politicians, pundits, and journalists in 2016. After cataloguing these explanations, we distilled them into four theoretical categories: (1) policy […] Read more »
Are Women Candidates Winning More In 2018?
There’s already a record number of women running for House seats and governorships in 2018 — and women Senate candidates are on track to break records as well. On the first big night of the 2018 primaries this week, those women fared particularly well. CONT. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR Read more »
Double-digit gender gap on sexual harassment in 2018 vote
Women voters are significantly more likely than male voters to say sexual harassment will be important to their vote for Congress this year, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS released on Wednesday. CONT. Grace Sparks, CNN Read more »
Research Finds That Racism, Sexism, and Status Fears Drove Trump Voters
America is the world’s dominant superpower, and white Christian males sit at the top of our nation’s food chain. That’s the right and proper hierarchy, and it’s under serious threat. When blue-collar whites heard that implied message from Donald Trump, many realized it aligned with their own beliefs. As a […] Read more »
Young People Set to Impact the Debate on Women’s Health Issues
… A majority (54%) of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while about four in ten (43%) say it should be illegal in all or most cases. There has been little change in public views on abortion legality over the last decade. In 2008, 57% […] Read more »
What We Mean When We Talk About ‘Suburban Women Voters’
… For all the attention they get in politics, asking why suburban women voters matter has the ring of asking why water is wet; at this point, it’s just an accepted, definitional Thing that suburban women voters are highly coveted. But seriously: why do suburban voters — and suburban women […] Read more »