What did we learn from the 2022 U.S. midterm elections? Christopher Stout - December 26, 2022 The TMC 2022 roundups: U.S. elections
Have we passed peak MAGA? Nick Rogers and Jason J. Jones - December 8, 2022 Data from Twitter bios suggests many of Trump’s biggest fans are backing away
Russia now says it must ‘de-Satanize’ Ukraine. What? Chonlawit Sirikupt - November 17, 2022 The Kremlin seems to be trolling for support among U.S. voters on the far right
Biden blasted ‘MAGA Republicans.’ Are they a distinct group? Seth McKee, Scott Huffmon, Gibbs Knotts, and Christopher Cooper - September 7, 2022 Here’s what our research found
Will Pennsylvania vote for a Harvard grad with a working-class image? Thomas Gift - May 26, 2022 The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, John Fetterman, is cultivating an unpretentious image. Here’s what the research says.
MAGA was the real winner of the Ohio Republican primary Zachary Albert, Raymond J. La Raja, and Mia Costa - May 12, 2022 Ranked-choice voting alone wouldn’t have significantly changed the result, but non-partisan primaries — like Alaska’s — might
The Canadian truckers’ ‘freedom convoy’ disrupted life and blockaded borders. Did the protest succeed? David Meyer - February 24, 2022 The trick, for activists, is to get authorities and other audiences to focus on their issues as well as their tactics.
Republicans and Democrats have split over whether to support multiethnic democracy, our research shows Lilliana Mason, Julie Wronski, and John Kane - January 3, 2022 Trump activated what we call a ‘MAGA faction,’ motivated by animus toward marginalized groups
What would persuade conservative White men to get vaccinated? A thumbs-up from Ben Carson. Scott Liebertz and Alexander McDuffie - May 13, 2021 Here’s what our research found
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
Why Republicans haven’t abandoned Trumpism Pippa Norris - February 8, 2021 Parties can and do change. But these four barriers stand between the Republican Party and moderation.
The coronavirus may be boosting Republican support for family and medical leave Steven Kull - May 13, 2020 In just a few weeks, older Republicans in particular shifted their opinions.
Many whites view people of color as less American Michael Tesler / Managing Editor - July 15, 2019 Here’s the data.
Why Maoism still resonates in China today Jeffrey Javed and Iza Ding - May 28, 2019 We found this nostalgia extends even to the Cultural Revolution.
Compared with recent presidents, Trump does not like to travel — except when he’s campaigning Kathryn Tenpas and James McCann - January 25, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83062" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump exits Marine One as
If you think campus speech is all angry confrontation, you’re looking in the wrong places Jeffrey Kidder and Amy Binder - October 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79486" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Milo Yiannopoulos waits to speak at
Nationalism can have its good points. Really. Prerna Singh - January 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68516" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police form a line on the
Trump makes fewer public trips than recent presidents. Will that hurt the Republicans in November? Kathryn Tenpas, James McCann, and Emily Charnock - January 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68171" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump meets with members of
This is why Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in neutral Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - April 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57242" align="alignleft" width="960"] The U.S. Capitol. (John Kelly/The Washington
In Trump’s America, who’s protesting and why? Here’s our March report. Stephen Zunes, Jeremy Pressman, Erica Chenoweth, David Prater, and Ches Thurber - April 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57188" align="alignnone" width="960"] Clarissa Horsfall joins in “A Day
Trump isn’t really campaigning earlier than other recent presidents. He’s just more upfront about it. Brendan Doherty - February 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54425" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump invites a supporter onstage
No, Russians did not start the #TrumpWon debate meme. Here’s what really happened. Gilad Lotan - October 3, 2016 Shortly after last week’s presidential debate, people started to argue
White Christian America is dying John Sides - August 15, 2016 Robert P. Jones is the founding CEO of the Public
Do U.S. voters prefer optimistic politicians? Here’s what we found. Yotam Margalit and Neil Malhotra - August 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44751" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts as
If Trump is just “playing a part,” then here’s how to understand his brand of theater Roland Bleiker, Nilanjana Premaratna, and Mark Chou - June 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Real estate magnate Donald Trump stands
Why talking about losing has made Donald Trump a winner Elaine Denny - April 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_33662" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Donald Trump speaks to supporters at
The Trump phenomenon and the European populist radical right Cas Mudde - August 26, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28922" align="aligncenter" width="992"] Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks