On race relations, President Obama is feeling optimistic. At least, that’s how he comes across in an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, who asks if “the United States is more racially divided than it was” when he took office. “No,” Obama says, “I actually think that it’s probably in its […] Read more »
Steve Scalise distances himself from racially charged politics of the Deep South
Steve Scalise was a budding Louisiana state lawmaker eager to ascend the Republican ranks when he quickly accepted an offer to address a white-supremacist organization 12 years ago. … This week’s revelation that Scalise, now the third-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, spoke at a convention of the European-American Unity […] Read more »
How race and police became a red-vs.-blue issue
Few things matter more than race when it comes to views of police. But political views matter a lot as well. That was the main takeaway from our latest story on a Washington Post-ABC News poll, but we wanted to share a deeper look at the partisan and ideological gaps […] Read more »
Clinton’s performance among white voters is very opponent-specific
The decline in support for Democrats in the South and among white (mostly working-class) voters has been well-documented. We’ve documented it ourselves: Here’s the South turning red; here’s non-college-graduate whites moving right. Ever since she declared that she might declare for president, there has been speculation that Hillary Clinton (D) […] Read more »
Americans Disagree With Obama On The State Of Race Relations
In an interview with NPR published Monday, President Obama said race relations have improved during his presidency. A look at polling data shows that the public disagrees — particularly after the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions. Americans’ assessments of race relations are worse than at any point […] Read more »
What does it take to win the Democratic nomination in 2016?
Get out your pitchforks, Democrats! A showdown over populism is coming. The core of the problem is the decline of Democratic support among white working-class voters. White voters without a college degree made up 36 percent of the midterm electorate this year. They voted nearly 2-to-1 Republican. … Now an […] Read more »