Getting people to put on one set of glasses rather than another to view their political choices is part of what campaigns do to win elections. The fight to frame the choice is one of the biggest battles. Throughout the primaries, Donald Trump has attempted to make the choice about […] Read more »
Washington Post Poll: 9 in 10 Native Americans aren’t offended by Redskins name
Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll that shows how few ordinary Indians have been persuaded by a national movement to change the football team’s moniker. CONT. John Woodrow Cox, Scott Clement & Theresa Vargas, […] Read more »
Does Democratic Weakness Create Republican Opportunity?
Earlier this month, Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House and a presidential candidate in 2012, released a set of recommendations for Republicans running for election this year. … The document — in essence a master plan that comes with the strong endorsement of Reince Priebus, the chairman of […] Read more »
Trump Supporters Have Cooler Feelings Towards Many Groups, Compared to Supporters of Other Candidates
… In our newest analysis, we examine the feelings expressed by Trump supporters towards a variety of groups in America. The results are pretty clear: compared to supporters of other Republican candidates in the primary, Trump supporters really dislike many groups in America. For these voters, Trump’s blend of casual […] Read more »
Despite Black Lives Matter, young black Americans aren’t voting in higher numbers
… African Americans account for a larger share of Democratic primary voters this year than they did in 2008, but that is because of older black voters, not higher participation by younger black people. Across two dozen states where exit polls were conducted in 2008 and this year, black voters […] Read more »
Donald Trump and the Twilight of White America
On June 25, 2015, a week after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president of the United States, the Census Bureau released a landmark report on the demographics of American children under the age of five. For the first time in U.S. history, it reported that a minority of this […] Read more »