Facing the unpredictable candidacy of Republican Donald Trump, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is preparing to dispatch resources to vote-rich industrial states that have been safely Democratic for a generation. … Joel Benenson, Clinton’s chief pollster and senior strategist, acknowledged that Trump’s popularity, particularly among white, working-class voters, could make states […] Read more »
Trade with China is tearing our politics apart
… Political scientists still don’t fully understand the forces pushing some in both parties to adopt more extreme positions. As American politics continued to polarize in recent years, however, trade with China might have made the problem worse, according to new research. Voters in places that were more exposed to […] Read more »
Public Uncertain, Divided Over America’s Place in the World
The public views America’s role in the world with considerable apprehension and concern. In fact, most Americans say it would be better if the U.S. just dealt with its own problems and let other countries deal with their own problems as best they can. With the United States facing an […] Read more »
Progressives Win on Economy vs. Trump-Nationalist Agenda
The Reagan Era produced a Republican Party trusted on the economy and left conservatives hegemonic on economic ideas and policy – small government, top-rate tax cuts, and deregulation to power growth. Even after trickle-down policies nearly destroyed the economy, this conservative hegemony was left unchallenged by President Obama who made […] Read more »
Americans Split on Idea of Withdrawing From Trade Treaties
More than four in 10 Americans say they don’t know enough to say whether the U.S. should end its participation in free trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Among Americans who do have an opinion, 28% favor withdrawing from trade […] Read more »
On immigration and trade, it’s Republican elites, not Donald Trump, who are out of step with party’s voters
The enduring appeal of Donald Trump to Republican voters has confounded the Republican establishment. Yet Trump understands Republican voters far better than the GOP elite does, in part because he recognizes where established leaders are out of touch with base voters. In 2014, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an […] Read more »