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Dec 13 2020
Perspectives Blog
What Causes A Vicious Cycle of Polarization, and How Can It Be Reversed? Highlights and Takeaways from New Research
Political polarization in the United States has been on the rise, with partisanship and gridlock increasing in Washington. This impedes the country’s ability to overcome urgent challenges. Affective polarization, such as increased animosity towards political opponents, is especially destructive. This kind of division often hampers reasoned discourse and can prevent societal advancements. It
Sukhayl Niyazov
Nov 30 2014
News
For GOP, demographic opportunities, challenges await
The influence of ongoing demographic changes on politics is a familiar story. Given current voting patterns, the increasing diversity in the population is likely to work to the advantage of Democrats in future presidential elections. For Republicans, the question is not just how, but whether they can bend the curve.
William Frey of the Brookings Institution Explores the Future in his
Washington Post
Jun 18 2012
News
After Chorus of Protest, New Tune on Deportations
President Obama decided last week on a major policy shift to stop deportations of young illegal immigrants after administration officials saw that he was losing the initiative to Republicans on an issue he had long championed and that he was alienating the Latino voters who may be pivotal to his re-election bid.
New York Times (News)
Oct 03 2019
News
Trump’s impeachment defiance spooks key voting blocs
Many voters critical to Trump are breaking from the president on impeachment, posing a risk to his congressional firewall.
President Donald Trump was in trouble with women voters long before House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry against him last week. Since then, his standing has grown only worse.
Nearly a half-dozen polls conducted since last Tuesday, when House
Politico
Jul 09 2019
News
Why these Kentucky Democrats still love President Trump
In much of America voters increasingly back only candidates from the party they most support. But eastern Kentucky is a heavily Democratic region where President Donald Trump is very popular – and we wanted to see what’s behind this split partisan identity.
Earl Kinner Jr. chuckles, imagining what his father would say.
His father, Earl Kinner Sr., bought the Licking Valley
Christian Science Monitor
Jul 08 2019
News
Biden’s Apology Tour Draws Fire From Trump: Campaign Update
Joe Biden spent the weekend apologizing for his remarks about his civil relationships with segregationist senators in the hopes of putting the issue behind him. President Donald Trump wasn’t ready to let it go.
“Sleepy Joe Biden just admitted he worked with segregationists,” tweeted Trump, who himself is often accused of using racially charged rhetoric and would love to make the issue a
Bloomberg
Sep 10 2014
Opinion
Why polarization could persist after Obama
Many issues will come into play in the 2016 election, but among the most important is whether the next president and the Congress that will convene in January 2017 can break through the partisan polarization that has turned Washington into a gridlocked island.
The presidential candidates, no doubt, will present themselves as capable of making the system work and being determined to do
Washington Post
Mar 15 2019
News
Newly released documents spark call for special counsel to probe FBI handling of Clinton
Sen. Lindsey Graham called Thursday for Congress to create a special counsel to probe the FBI and Justice Department, saying evidence is mounting that they treated Hillary Clinton more leniently than they did President Trump during the 2016 election campaign.
Mr. Graham made the call as newly released documents show the extent of anti-Trump sentiment among FBI employees who were
Washington Times
Oct 01 2019
News
All Hands On Deck
In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government.
July should have been a relief for Facebook. The company accepted a $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy issues, after having essentially set the terms of the agreement itself. It settled a case with the Securities and Exchange
The Verge
Oct 01 2019
News
Bernie Sanders' campaign announces it raised $25 million in third quarter
Senator Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign announced Tuesday that it has raised $25.3 million in the third quarter of 2019, the most of any 2020 Democratic presidential candidate in a quarter to date. According to the campaign, September was its single best month of fundraising in the 2020 election cycle thus far.
The cash raised in the third quarter comes from 1.4 million donations
CBS News (Online)