It is hardly news that President Trump has deliberately provoked liberal outrage, as a candidate and as president. But in case anyone is still wondering whether his inflammatory language is the result of design or impulse, recent comments from current and former White House strategists are revealing. Last month, an […] Read more »
Why Rank-And-File Evangelicals Aren’t Likely To Turn On Trump Over Family Separation
… After a firestorm of protest, Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday ending the family separation policy. But it’s not clear how much damage to his popularity and credibility has already been done, particularly among white evangelical Protestants. This group has been a bedrock of Trump’s base since he […] Read more »
This is why white evangelicals still support Donald Trump. (It’s not economic anxiety.)
The media have been obsessed with white evangelicals’ unmovable support for Donald Trump. As a new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows, white evangelicals continue to be dedicated to Trump. His support among this group is at the highest levels ever, despite his alleged moral trespasses and […] Read more »
Women are the wave, but also the wall, for Democrats in 2018
… Polls during Donald Trump’s presidency consistently show a huge gender gap, with women routinely expressing more negative views than men of Trump’s performance, and a greater preference for Democrats in Congress. Big segments of the female population — including African-American, millennial and college-educated white women — are displaying towering […] Read more »
Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don’t Exist
… After the 2016 election, it was common to hear musings about how Midwestern voters flocked to Donald Trump because he spoke to the America they wanted to make “great” — a descriptor that many argued was code for “white.” … Approximately seven million people who identify as African-American live […] Read more »
How Much Can Democrats Count on Suburban Liberals?
Just how reliable is suburban liberalism? In affluent, largely white Massachusetts communities like Wellesley, Southborough and Dedham, Hillary Clinton crushed Donald Trump by margins ranging from 23 to 50 percentage points. These and other townships surrounding Boston epitomize the gains the Democratic Party has made nationwide in liberal, well-educated suburbs. […] Read more »