The Mess in Los Angeles Points to Trouble for Democrats

… Political tensions between African American, Hispanic American, Asian American and white communities in Los Angeles are now on full display as a result of the publication of a secretly taped conversation that exposed the crude, racist scheming of three Hispanic City Council officials and a Hispanic labor leader — […] Read more »

theGrio/KFF Survey Project Examines Diverse Views of Black Voters Heading into 2022 Midterm Election

Allen Media Group’s African American-focused news, lifestyle, and entertainment platform theGrio and KFF today released a joint national survey examining the mood and views of Black voters, the only in-depth public survey this election cycle focused exclusively on this group, which has historically been a solid Democratic voting bloc but […] Read more »

Half of Americans see antisemitism as a serious problem online; fewer do in their local communities

Recent statements by two well-known Americans brought headlines about the issue of antisemitism in the United States. Last week, rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, was locked out of his Twitter account after posting that he would go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” Then, yesterday, former President Donald […] Read more »

Democrats’ lead with Hispanic voters is smaller than in 2018, Post-Ipsos poll finds

Hispanic voters favor Democrats in November’s congressional elections, but by a smaller margin than four years ago, with inflation concerns and President Biden’s middling approval ratings helping Republicans hold onto gains made in 2020, a Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds. Hispanic and Latino voters rank rising prices as the most important […] Read more »

As the Latino vote’s power grows, urban and rural vote splits

In the last few elections cycles, Latino voters have become a focus among analysts and campaigns, a fast-growing bloc seen as a key to understanding where the nation’s electorate may be headed. And a new NBC News/Telemundo poll shows how that voter segment looks different from the electorate overall — […] Read more »

Democrats are lagging among Black voters, and that could cost them in November

… Black voters tend to be a forgotten part of the discussion about general elections. The reason is simple: They have been one of the most Democratic parts of the electorate for a long time. While Joe Biden in 2020 likely did slightly worse than Hillary Clinton among African Americans, […] Read more »