Turnout in the 2016 presidential election, initially characterized as low, actually exceeded that of the 2012 race in which President Barack Obama won re-election. … And unsurprisingly, states that made it easier to register and vote usually experienced significantly higher turnout than states that did not. Those findings, and a […] Read more »
Macomb County in the Age of Trump
The path for Democrats to take back Trump voters and win down-ballot runs through the nation’s working class communities, starting in the formerly industrial states and Upper Midwest. That is why Democracy Corps decided to conduct our first focus groups of 2017 in Macomb County, Michigan, joined by the Roosevelt […] Read more »
‘What the hell is he doing on Twitter and watching cable TV all the time?’: Eight independents talk Trump
President Trump’s low approval ratings are unprecedented for a president in his first month in office. So what, exactly, don’t people like? To find out we talked with eight political independents about their reasons for disapproving of Trump so early in his term and asked them whether they’re holding out […] Read more »
Independent Political ID Lowest in Six Years
An average of 39% of Americans self-identified as political independents in 2016, down from 42% in 2015 and reaching its lowest point in six years. Meanwhile, identification with both major parties edged up, with Democrats continuing to maintain a slight advantage over Republicans, 31% to 28%. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
5 Myths of the 2016 Presidential Campaign
… Many times over the last 10 years I have spoken about myths in politics and how buying into them can misinform us and lead us astray. … This presidential campaign is like others where myths have already arisen and been repeated by the media, pundits, and operatives of both […] Read more »
Bloomberg Politics/Purple Slice online poll: Clinton Narrowly Beats Trump With Independents
Hillary Clinton holds a slim advantage with independents, a group Republican Mitt Romney won by five percentage points in 2012, with almost half the voters in the crucial bloc saying renewed scrutiny of her e-mail won’t impact their vote. CONT. John McCormick, Bloomberg Politics Read more »