… Across the country, Trump has performed best in the sorts of places Democrats could afford to lose: landslides in Appalachia or in white counties of the deep South. To win the White House in November, he must extend his appeal to unlikely states and unlikely parts of those states. […] Read more »
For Clinton, the general election is about married women
… Affluent suburban women are a key audience for Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, as she seeks to use Trump’s polarizing statements about women, immigrants and others against him. … Although many suburban women identify as Republican or independent, they often vote on the kinds of pocketbook issues Clinton is emphasizing […] Read more »
Holiday Shopping Habits Across Red and Blue America
Here’s a political note this Christmas season: Not only do liberals and conservatives think differently and vote differently – they shop differently, too. Chuck Todd, NBC News Read more »
The American Economic Divide
The political divide in the United States is being matched, and possibly driven, by the economic divide. Meet the Press Read more »
Democrats Hold Big Edge in General Election Geography
You can tell a lot about the Democratic and Republican electorates by looking at who’s planning to vote in next year’s primaries and caucuses. And when you look at where those people live a few points emerge: One, the geography of Democratic and Republican primary voters is sharply different and […] Read more »
Urban Resurgence Is A Double-Edged Sword For Democrats
For the first time in the post-World War II era, cities are growing at about the same rate as their suburbs, which for decades grew at a much faster clip. That’s good news for Democrats (especially Hillary Clinton) nationally: Their party’s recent Electoral College victories have been fueled by huge […] Read more »