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What Alito’s flags say about American patriotism

David Lay Williams - May 24, 2024
Tocqueville can still teach us about U.S. democracy.
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What voters say is important doesn’t actually affect their vote

John Sides - May 21, 2024
Polls measuring people’s political priorities can’t tell us why they’ll choose Biden or Trump.
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Why the media struggle to cover threats to democracy

Danny Hayes - May 8, 2024
Framing election denial as a danger may violate journalistic norms.
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Kristi Noem really underestimated the bipartisan love for dogs

Michael Tesler - May 3, 2024
Our furry friends are something that even Republicans and Democrats can agree on.
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The questionable politics behind Biden’s student loan debt relief

John Sides - May 1, 2024
Enacting policies that benefit people doesn’t necessarily earn their vote.
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Partisan election officials don’t advantage their own party

John Sides - April 18, 2024
New research shows that nonpartisan election administration may be the norm.
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America is less polarized by race – but more polarized about race

John Sides and Michael Tesler - April 3, 2024
The pro-GOP shift among people of color is making racial attitudes more important to politics, not less.
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What polls can and cannot tell us about the 2024 elections 🎧

Erik Voeten, John Sides, and Michael Tesler - March 28, 2024
John Sides and Michael Tesler talk about what to expect leading up to the Nov. 5 vote.
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What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us

Andrea Silva, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, and Eric Gonzalez Juenke - March 25, 2024
Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.