Is the modern Republican Party built on race prejudice, otherwise known as racism? Has it become, as Stuart Stevens — a media consultant with an exceptionally high win-loss record who was a lead strategist for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 — puts it, the “white grievance party”? … […] Read more »
Americans Immersed in COVID-19 News; Most Think Media Are Doing Fairly Well Covering It
The COVID-19 pandemic has caught Americans’ rapt attention. Roughly half of U.S. adults (51%) are following news about it very closely, with another 38% following it fairly closely, according to a new Pew Research Center Election News Pathways survey conducted from March 10-16, 2020. CONT. Amy Mitchell & J. Baxter […] Read more »
All Latinos don’t vote the same way – their place of origin matters
Hispanic voters go to the polls for early voting in 2004. G. De Cardenas/Getty Images Eliza Willis, Grinnell College and Janet A. Seiz, Grinnell College Joe Biden won Florida’s 2020 Democratic primary, capturing a majority of the state’s Latino voters. Polls have been tracking the Latino vote in Democratic presidential […] Read more »
Coronavirus is a test Trump can’t pass with ideology alone
The coronavirus’ relentless spread is exposing Donald Trump to a question no president wants to hear: Is he up to the job? For supporters and opponents alike, questions about Trump’s basic competence as a manager of the federal government have taken a back seat during his presidency to the fierce […] Read more »
As much of America takes drastic action, some Republicans remain skeptical of the severity of the coronavirus pandemic
… Inside the Republican Party and the conservative movement that Trump commands, there is now a deep divide as the nation confronts the coronavirus. For weeks, many on the right, including Trump, minimized the virus, if they considered it at all. Even in recent days, as much of the world […] Read more »
Biden is nipping at Trump’s heels in Florida, where Cubans and Puerto Ricans view the president very differently
Joe Biden has a crushing lead over Bernie Sanders among Florida’s registered voters, within days of the March 17 Democratic primary in the state, according to a new Univision News poll. If he becomes the nominee, the former vice president will be in a tight race with Donald Trump, as […] Read more »