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Aug 01 2022
Perspectives Blog
Can Open Primaries Reduce Polarization?
This piece was originally published on Divided We Fall, which AllSides rates as mixed. It was written by Jeremy Gruber, Dan Butler, Sarah Anderson, and Laurel Harbridge- Young.
The Continued Success of our Democracy Demands Open PrimariesBy Jeremy Gruber – Senior Vice President at Open Primaries
"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that
Divided We Fall (author)
Mar 18 2013
News
Republicans want to end perception as 'stuffy old men'
The beleaguered Republican Party put into writing Monday what many of its top strategists and leaders have been saying since last year's election losses: The GOP is too old, too white, and too insular to win national contests.
In a months-in-the-making report – which tops out at 100 pages and includes hundreds of recommended fixes - the Republican National Committee acknowledges its
CNN Digital
Oct 22 2020
News
Can We Trust the Polls?
On October 18, 2016, the New York Times gave Hillary Clinton a ninety-one-per-cent chance of beating Donald Trump. Five days later, ABC News released a tracking poll showing her ahead of Trump by twelve points. Buoyed by the polls, Democrats—especially Democratic women—approached November 8th with a joyful sense of inevitability. The collective disbelief when Clinton lost was tinged with
The New Yorker
Aug 20 2020
Analysis
Harris Makes History But Obama Steals the Show
It was obvious Barack Obama didn’t relish the job, but he agreed to take it on anyway. The former two-term president felt compelled, he said, because the 2020 election is like none other -- the very concept of American democracy itself is on the line.
In taking the fight Wednesday night to his successor, Obama performed a role reversal of sorts. Typically, it’s the political party’s
RealClearPolitics
Jun 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
Thinking of Switching Parties? Here’s Why Some People Do It
From the LeftOn June 18, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted some messages she had received about why people stopped identifying as Republicans. Responses included the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the murder of George Floyd, coming out as gay, and moving to a more diverse place, along with listening to left-wing personalities like Hasan Piker and Bernie Sanders.
Joseph Ratliff
May 24 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Rally in the Bronx Attracts 25,000 Supporters
Former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally Thursday in a largely Hispanic community in the Bronx that reportedly drew 25,000 attendees.
For Context: This was the first rally Trump has ever held in his majorly Democratic-controlled hometown of New York. The crowd displayed diverse demographics, with Hasidic Jews, blacks, and Latinos sporting Trump apparel. Trump focused on the
Fox News Digital
New York Times (News)
Newsweek
Jul 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Good People Turn On Each Other
As the COVID-19 coronavirus devastation worsens, it has become very clear who deserves the blame for the virus’ spread:
Other people.
“Other”, of course, is entirely in the eye of the beholder. As America has retreated into partisan and cultural cul-de-sacs, it becomes more and more tempting to blame society’s problems on those who look, act and think differently than we do. As
Dan Schnur
Nov 01 2019
News
California’s Latino voters helped turn state blue. Will others catch the wave?
Latino voters in California skew Democratic, driven in part by the politics of immigration. Should that trend repeat nationally, the demographic tide of Latino votes could move more states onto the Democratic ledger.
Lorena Gonzalez remembers well the political earthquake that struck her home state of California 25 years ago. She felt it clear across the country, in Washington, D.C.,
Christian Science Monitor
Nov 08 2016
Opinion
How to Get Beyond Our Tribal Politics
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins Tuesday, understanding the psychological causes of our national rift can help us bridge it.
The most-watched made-for-TV movie in American history is “The Day After,” a 1983 portrayal of life in Kansas and Missouri in the days just before and after an all-out nuclear war with the Soviet Union. If you’ve had even fleeting thoughts that Tuesday
Guest Writer