Signs are growing that voter turnout in 2020 could reach the highest levels in decades—if not the highest in the past century—with a surge of new voters potentially producing the most diverse electorate in American history. But paradoxically, that surge may not dislodge the central role of the predominantly white […] Read more »
Economic Priorities for Black Americans
The Black Economic Alliance, a nonpartisan group founded by Black executives and business leaders, released results of a nationwide survey focused exclusively on economic priorities for Black Americans. The survey — conducted by Hart Research and Brossard Research of 1,003 Black adults — found that Black Americans still face a […] Read more »
Opinion Shift and Stability: The Information Environment and Long-Lasting Opposition to Trump’s Muslim Ban
A few days after the tragic San Bernardino attacks, presidential hopeful Donald Trump first promised a “Muslim Ban.” Less than one week into his presidency, Trump made good on his promise and signed executive order (EO) 13769, which denied citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. … […] Read more »
The End of the Polling Booth
We’ve been thinking about elections backward. “The ballot belongs to the voter, not the government,” said Phil Keisling, the former secretary of state of Oregon. “As long as it can be done with safety and integrity, it’s the obligation of the government to get it to me. It’s not my […] Read more »
The Untapped Power of Rural Voters
… Republicans have long courted rural voters. Democrats need to do a better job at that. To win in 2020, the eventual Democratic nominee needs to increase the Democrats’ share of rural votes and not cede them to Republicans. This is within reach. From 2012 to 2016, Democrats lost 11 […] Read more »
Black Democrats Say It’s the Economy, Still
A key base of support for the Democratic Party, black America, is lagging in its recovery from the recession and demanding more attention to economic issues than white voters. That divide could complicate presidential contenders’ attempts to woo African-American votes in 2020. A decade after the financial crisis, with national […] Read more »