By many measures, the two major political parties are moving in opposite directions when it comes to racism and sexism. As researchers have repeatedly documented, anti-black prejudice, anti-immigrant attitudes and sexism divided Democratic and Republican voters in 2016 more sharply than ever before — with people with stronger racist and […] Read more »
White Liberals Have Moved to the Left of Black Voters
… For decades, African Americans have been an outsize segment of the Democratic base, all but defining the leftmost ideology of the party. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, the Congressional Black Caucus et al. may have been to the left of the average black voter (depending on the state), but at […] Read more »
The Year’s Racial Flare-Ups: Signs of the Future or Signs of a Last Gasp?
This year has seen disturbing flare-ups around issues of race, immigration, and white nativism generally. … Does the rising tide of worry mean that the nation is descending into a maelstrom of racial conflict? More likely, we are seeing the kind of fearful and angry reaction that major social change […] Read more »
Why young white evangelicals aren’t likely to leave the Republican Party
In 2020, will white evangelical Christians stick with the Republican Party, where they’ve long been a reliable voting bloc? Evangelicals made up just over one-third of President Trump’s 2016 coalition, and have been among his most loyal supporters. At the same time, researchers and observers have been debating whether the […] Read more »
We Aren’t Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is
On Feb. 24, 2016, after winning the Nevada caucuses, Donald Trump told supporters in Las Vegas, “I love the poorly educated.” Technically, he should have said “I love poorly educated white people,” but his point was well taken. We have been talking about this since Trump came down that escalator […] Read more »
Americans are growing more accepting of immigrants. Take note, Democrats.
It’s often observed that President Trump’s racism, bigotry, and cruelty towards migrants are making Americans more accepting of immigration. What’s noted less often is that white Americans are also responding this way. But a new Reuters study captures this dynamic in an interesting way. And hopefully, if any Democrats are […] Read more »