Donald Trump lost the presidency, but showed Republicans a way to win the culture wars with working-class Hispanics. Despite four years of being defined as a racist for his rhetoric and harsh immigration policies, Trump improved his margins in 78 of the nation’s 100 majority-Hispanic counties. And he did better […] Read more »
Three Big Benefits That Trump Provides to Republican Politicians
One widespread assumption of the last four years has held that most Republican members of Congress and other top elected officials privately disdain Donald Trump, view him as a serious political liability foisted on them by misguided voters, and would just as soon be rid of him forever as the […] Read more »
Trumpism After Trump? How Fox News Structures Republican Attitudes
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral loss, one key question is what kind of future the unique style of politics he carved out has in the Republican Party. Colloquially, this question is often put this way: What becomes of Trumpism after Trump? To answer that question, it […] Read more »
A country in a whole lot of trouble
… The America of the ’40s and ’50s is disappearing, but those who want to hang on to that era — including older whites and their (mostly male) offspring — are not letting it go without a fight. Yes, there have been economic changes that have hurt working-class whites and […] Read more »
How House Republicans won over Biden voters
Since Election Day, there’s been heated debate over whether the results underscored our country’s rampant tribalism, or efforts to win over persuadable voters in the middle actually worked. The short answer is both. President-elect Joe Biden outperformed Hillary Clinton by a small but critical margin in key battleground states, improving […] Read more »
How The 2020 Election Has Changed Trust In U.S. Democracy
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Brendan Nyhan, professor of government at Dartmouth College, about the erosion of democratic norms as some dispute the 2020 election results. NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »