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Oct 02 2012
Opinion
Marriage Equality Now a Mainstream Value
Earlier this year President Barack Obama made history by becoming the first sitting president to endorse marriage equality for same-sex couples. Recent polls reveal that the presidents position on the issue now falls squarely in line with the increasing majority of Americans who support the freedom to marry. These polls show increased support among nearly every single demographic group,
Center For American ProgressMay 09 2013
News
Blacks outvoted whites in 2012, the first time on record
A new Census Bureau report provides more evidence that the changing demographics of the United States are having a deep impact at the voting booth.
The report on the 2012 election found that for the first time on record, black voters turned out to the presidential polls at a higher rate than whites. More than 66% of eligible blacks voted in the presidential contest that pit President
CNN DigitalJun 29 2021
News
Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP
When Arizona Republicans first pushed for a partisan audit of the 2020 presidential ballots cast in the Phoenix metropolitan area, they argued that they needed to know if any irregularities or fraud caused President Trump to lose this rapidly evolving swing state.
But the audit itself could be damaging Republican prospects, according to a new Bendixen & Amandi International poll,
PoliticoJun 17 2021
News
Crisis at the border: How it happened and what is being done
When President Joe Biden took office in January, there was an expectation that changes to policies on the southern border would help reverse the crisis there.
But what resulted was a surge in arriving migrants, some believing that Biden's friendlier approach toward immigration compared to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, would make the end result of the arduous process
ABC News (Online)Oct 12 2020
News
These 6 swing states are pivotal in the White House race. But what are the keys to winning each state?
USA TODAY Network reporters explore battlegrounds within 6 swing states– the keys to the political map in the states likely to choose the next president.
Six states above all others have emerged as the top electoral prizes in the 2020 race for president.
Three are Great Lakes battlegrounds that Donald Trump carried four years ago by less than a percentage point: Wisconsin,
USA TODAYNov 03 2014
News
Poll: Democrats Losing Grip On Young Voters
America’s young adults are swinging away from Democrats, according to a new survey published by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. Though the GOP is closing the gap on Democrats in relation to young voters, a push away from the left may not guarantee a win for the right among the politically apathetic voting demographic.
Harvard published its 26th Survey of Young Americans’
U.S. News & World ReportJan 17 2023
Headline Roundup
China's Population Falls for the First Time in Decades
China's population declined for the first time in decades, as the Chinese government recorded fewer births than deaths in 2022.
The Details: With 850,000 fewer people in the country, it's the first instance of population decline in 1961. The decline, however, does not account for island territories such as Macao and Hong Kong.
Key Quotes: "China's demographic and economic outlook
Vice International Business Times Fox BusinessJul 22 2020
News
Meet the Young Conservatives Pushing Market-Based Climate Solutions
Environmentalism has long been a cause championed more by the left than the right, and in our increasingly polarized times, the movement’s tone and demographic has shifted further leftward. Instead of campaigns promoting clean air and water, encouraging recycling, and subsidizing alternative fuel sources, progressives now call for “climate justice.” The Green New Deal, to take the most obvious
The DispatchJan 05 2018
Opinion
OPINION: Don't Worry, Wage Gains Should Be Just Around the Corner
The December jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a year of steady improvement in the labor market. The unemployment rate continued to decline, from 4.8 percent in January to 4.1 percent in December, and total employment increased by 2.1 million jobs. This labor market strength extends beyond the headline numbers, as many other stubborn indicators have shown tremendous
ForbesFeb 04 2020
Analysis
Iowa Might Have Screwed Up The Whole Nomination Process
In trying to build a forecast model of the Democratic primaries, we literally had to think about the entire process from start (Iowa) to finish (the Virgin Islands on June 6). Actually, we had to do more than that. Since the nomination process is sequential — states vote one at a time rather than all at once — we had to determine, empirically, how much the results of one state can affect the
538 (ABC News)