The myth of Mitt Romney’s 47% comment won’t die John Sides - November 27, 2023 No, this gaffe didn’t cost Romney the election.
Americans are growing more accepting of Christian nationalism Irfan Nooruddin, Eric L. McDaniel, and Allyson F. Shortle - August 31, 2022 When Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the label, it makes the anti-democratic ideology more publicly acceptable.
Trump didn’t bring White working-class voters to the Republican Party. The data suggests he kept them away. Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes - April 14, 2021 White working-class voters had been moving to the Republican Party for years. Trump stopped the trend.
On Twitter, Trump is more popular than Jesus Nick Rogers and Jason J. Jones - March 10, 2021 Twitter users’ bios suggest they now identify more with politics than religion
Why the GOP can’t quit Trump Rachel M. Blum and Christopher Parker - March 1, 2021 Here’s what we learned when we surveyed MAGA supporters
Trump keeps invoking the ‘American Dream.’ Americans are pessimistic that they can achieve it. Jennifer Wolak and David A. M. Peterson - September 20, 2020 That makes them less likely to respond to rhetoric about it.
This covid-19 misinformation went viral. Here’s what we learned. Kate Starbird, Jevin West, and Emma Spiro - May 7, 2020 In less than a day, a handful of influential people can politicize science.
In 2020, conservatives believe they’re battling to save America’s soul by supporting Trump Geneva Cole - March 11, 2020 Here’s what else my research found at CPAC
Trump is again criticizing the Fed. Could that hurt the U.S. credit rating? Raymond Hicks and Cristina Bodea - March 25, 2019 Countries pay an economic cost when politicians interfere with their central banks.
Holding their convention in Wisconsin could help Democrats in 2020. Here’s the evidence. Christopher J. Devine - March 17, 2019 Not visiting Wisconsin didn’t decide the 2016 election. But what about four years later?
New study of 381,000 political speeches finds that liberals use more complex language than conservatives Martijn Schoonvelde, Gijs Schumacher, Bert N. Bakker, and Anna Brosius - March 3, 2019 We examined the sentences of politicians in four countries.
John Bolton will be the new national security adviser. That doesn’t mean we’re going to war — yet. Elizabeth N. Saunders - March 23, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/who-is-john-bolton/2018/03/22/cc109486-2e36-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_video.html Thursday evening — two days after the 15th anniversary
Sheriffs are enthusiastic about enforcing U.S. immigration law. That makes a big difference. Mirya Holman and Emily Farris - May 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58998" align="alignleft" width="960"] Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks
Why Donald Trump needs the ‘administrative state’ that Steve Bannon wants to destroy David Lewis - March 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54840" align="aligncenter" width="960"] White House Chief Strategist Stephen K.
Some women actually do support Donald Trump. Here’s why. - April 7, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38543" align="aligncenter" width="760"] A woman with her baby shows
The tea party's anti-Washington consensus Joshua Tucker - October 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16876" align="alignnone" width="620"] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
The tea party’s anti-Washington consensus Erin Jenne - October 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16876" align="alignnone" width="620"] Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
The Senate can help Republicans choose their presidential nominee Gregory Koger - September 27, 2013 In this political environment, we should identify and welcome opportunities
Republican Primary Voters Embrace Government. No, Really. John Sides - March 22, 2012 Paul Ryan’s budget would cut a lot of government spending.