President Donald Trump’s path to re-election runs through an alternate voter universe. Rather than build from his base, like a traditional politician, Trump is trying to expand his base and make it a larger share of the overall electorate. The idea is for his campaign, which has begun to ramp […] Read more »
A Tale Of Two Suburbs: White Democrats’ culture clash has been long in the making
… For Cleveland suburbs, Shaker and Parma have little in common other than that, until recently, Democratic presidential candidates could count on their votes. But in 2016, Parma voted for Donald Trump, and Shaker didn’t. To Clevelanders, this split followed a certain logic. Shaker and Parma have long been of […] Read more »
Major mass shootings had little effect on voting in communities most affected, Post analysis finds
After Manuel and Patricia Oliver lost their son in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, they assumed their neighbors would be sympathetic. So when they protested gun violence last summer by staging a “die-in” at the local Publix grocery store, they were shocked by the reaction. Gun rights activists […] Read more »
The majority of Americans tend to agree with Democrats on top issues, polling shows
When it comes to considering the top political issues facing the country — immigration, health care and gun control among them — politicians in Congress can give the impression that the public is hopelessly divided on policy solutions. In reality, the polling shows the majority of the public usually backs […] Read more »
Why do white evangelicals still staunchly support Donald Trump?
A recent Pew Research poll found that 69 percent of white evangelicals approve of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president of the United States. This number is slightly lower than previous polls, some of which had white evangelical support for Trump as high as 78 percent. We […] Read more »
Wisconsin, Ground Zero for 2020 Politics, Looks Like a Tossup Again
… For Democrats, an intense effort to rebuild their Midwestern “blue wall” for 2020 is showing gains in Michigan and Pennsylvania, both of which President Trump captured in 2016. On Tuesday, Democrats flipped a key Pennsylvania State Senate seat that Republicans had long held outside Pittsburgh. But in Wisconsin, the […] Read more »