Once upon a time (actually about 50 years ago) when I started doing research on social psychological differences between urban and rural people, many authorities dismissed the whole question as out of date. Sure, city-country cultural differences were once vast and important, but in the modern era of interstate highways, […] Read more »
Trump’s Immigration Policy Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Recent news about the Trump administration separating migrant children from their parents was apparently enough to puncture the protective bubble provided by Republican voters. Only a slender majority of self-identified Republicans—a group that tends to overwhelmingly and enthusiastically support President Donald Trump’s actions—approved of the practice. The rest joined independents […] Read more »
Why a felon could beat a US congressman in Tuesday’s New York primary
Former Rep. Michael Grimm is looking to get his old job back representing Staten Island after spending a stint in federal prison for tax evasion. He’s is running in Tuesday’s Republican primary in New York’s 11th Congressional District against current Rep. Dan Donovan. Grimm may just win the primary. CONT. […] Read more »
A New Regional Paradigm for Following U.S. Elections
Geopolitics is defined as the interrelationship of politics, economics, demographics and geography, and can influence not only elections, but delineate new political power centers and political strategies. Regional groupings of states that are organized around cultural and demographic similarities as well as geography can provide important ways of approaching U.S. […] Read more »
How public attitudes are shaping Texas GOP leaders’ response to Trump border policy
Results from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll illuminate how public attitudes provide the context for the political and policy responses of Texas’ elected leaders to President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on immigration on the U.S.—Mexico border. Continued support for Trump, and for restrictive immigration policies writ large among […] Read more »
Texas: Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 points in Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke 41 percent to 36 percent in the general election race for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »