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A slip in support for Black Lives Matter?
… In his speech closing out the convention’s final session Thursday night, Trump warned about “mob rule,” building upon a speech he made last week in which he pitched himself as the “only thing standing between the American Dream and total anarchy, madness and chaos.” Despite all of it occurring […] Read more »
Why Democrats are worried about Kenosha
Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump both recognize the potential political fallouts if protests in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting are seen as peaceful or as violent. Biden benefits if they are seen as the former, while Trump is helped if they are seen as […] Read more »
Going Into the Convention, Republicans Focused on ‘Law and Order’
President Trump tonight is expected to put an emphasis on “law and order,” an issue that’s top of mind for Republicans. Heading into the GOP convention, our latest Battleground Tracker polling found Republicans’ top issues after the economy included policing and law enforcement issues, and the recent protests. CONT. Elena […] Read more »
The Flight 93 Convention
In 2016, an anonymous author described the battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the “Flight 93 election.” In dark, urgent terms, the article argued that a Hillary Clinton victory would change America so irrevocably that conservatives needed to think of themselves as the passengers on United Airlines Flight […] Read more »
As Nation Reckons With Race, Poll Finds White Americans Least Engaged
… As the nation navigates its most consequential racial justice movement in a half-century, some people have responded to the calls for action to remedy the country’s racist past and present by protesting in the streets or doing something as simple as reading a book about race. But a new […] Read more »