Democrat Ralph Northam's surprising margin of victory in the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was caused by presidential-level turnout in formerly-Republican suburban counties. Tens of thousands of new gubernatorial voters driven by college-educated women, millennials, and minorities supported the Democratic candidate. Six charts
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Society is changing at unprecedented speeds, and these changes are having dramatic effects on the American political landscape. 2016 and Beyond explores public opinion on hot-button issues like immigration, health care, gay rights, abortion, national security, taxes and spending, and the role of government.
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RT @stephenfhayes: A bracing argument from @WhitAyres on Trump's Nov prospects. "Trump is an electoral disaster waiting to happen." https:/…
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Whit Ayres joined Morning Joe this morning to discuss the new Resurgent Republic imprint 2016 and Beyond and demographic challenges facing Republicans.
Republicans stand a slim chance of winning the presidency in 2016—unless they nominate a transformational candidate who can broaden the GOP’s appeal. That assertion may seem incongruous after Republican triumphs in 2014. But success in 2014 no more indicates the outcome of the 2016 election than victory in 2010 foretold the winner in
Anyone who knows me well knows I am usually eyeing the oven for the next fresh batch of in-depth public-opinion data from Democracy Corps, a partnership between legendary Democratic strategists Stan Greenberg and James Carville that just celebrated its 15th anniversary.
The debate over the Affordable Care Act has entered a new stage, one that will challenge Republicans and Democrats alike. But the burden still falls more heavily on the Democrats to show that the law can become something other than a political weight on vulnerable incumbents this year.
