As Republicans try to keep their midterm election strategy focused on the economy, tax cuts and falling unemployment, President Trump sent his clearest signal yet on Monday that he intends to make divisive, racially charged issues like immigration central going into the campaign season. … “People don’t turn out to […] Read more »
Most Americans express positive views of country’s growing racial and ethnic diversity
A majority of Americans continue to say the United States is a better place to live as a result of its growing racial and ethnic diversity. About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) say that having an increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the U.S. makes […] Read more »
From Harry Truman to Donald Trump: A long political realignment brought us to this disaster
As the 2018 midterm elections approach, most Americans still view Donald Trump as an exceptional, if not unique, figure in American politics. From his most fervent supporters to his severest critics, most agree on that. So does the overwhelming majority of the political commentariat, who repeatedly characterize him as anomalous. […] Read more »
Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don’t Exist
… After the 2016 election, it was common to hear musings about how Midwestern voters flocked to Donald Trump because he spoke to the America they wanted to make “great” — a descriptor that many argued was code for “white.” … Approximately seven million people who identify as African-American live […] Read more »
How Much Can Democrats Count on Suburban Liberals?
Just how reliable is suburban liberalism? In affluent, largely white Massachusetts communities like Wellesley, Southborough and Dedham, Hillary Clinton crushed Donald Trump by margins ranging from 23 to 50 percentage points. These and other townships surrounding Boston epitomize the gains the Democratic Party has made nationwide in liberal, well-educated suburbs. […] Read more »
Republicans and Democrats increasingly really do occupy different worlds
… Is the fundamental fissure in American life now demographic or geographic? The answer, a growing body of evidence suggests, is both. And that may point to a future of even greater distance — and antagonism — between a Democratic coalition centered in racially diverse, largely secular, and post-industrial metropolitan […] Read more »