Americans are far less positive today about what Barack Obama’s presidency means for the advancement of blacks in the U.S. than they were shortly after his historic election. Currently, 32% say Obama’s presidency is one of the most important advances for blacks in the past 100 years, down from 71% […] Read more »
Trump Is In Fourth Place Among Black Voters
It wasn’t that long ago that Donald Trump liked to boast about his support from black voters. … But Trump is polling worse among black voters than almost every single Republican presidential nominee since 1948 in polls taken between the party conventions and Election Day. Trump is currently in fourth […] Read more »
Trump is the first modern Republican to win the nomination based on racial prejudice
… Donald Trump’s presidential campaign effectively bucked what the political scientists Donald Kinder and Lynn Sanders adroitly termed the Republican Party’s electoral temptation of race — using implicit racial appeals to win over racially conservative voters without appearing overtly racist. Trump’s play instead was to make several explicitly hostile statements […] Read more »
The Diverse Left and White Working-Class Right
The evocative sound of barriers falling was the signal note during the Democratic National Convention’s first two nights. … But there is also an undercurrent of concern that something old is being lost in this celebration of the new. The fear among some is that this polychromatic Democratic Party, open […] Read more »
Less Than Half in U.S. OK With Treatment of Immigrants, Arabs
Among six key groups in society, Americans are least satisfied with the way Arabs and immigrants are treated in the U.S. Less than half of Americans are satisfied with the treatment of either group. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
Clinton vs. Trump: Who’s Benefiting Most From Wedge Politics in 2016?
As the first woman to win a major-party nomination, Hillary Clinton has been expected to draw an outsize share of women voters this fall. With her promise to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations, she has been expected to do well with liberals. Her contention that racial injustices deserve […] Read more »