How will Florida’s Cuban Americans vote? That’s more complicated than many believe. Yamil Ricardo Velez - October 18, 2020 Let’s debunk the myths.
These states are most likely to boost turnout — despite the pandemic Michael J. Pomante II - October 7, 2020 The Cost of Voting Index is keeping tabs on which states have made it easier to vote this year.
The Trump administration sanctioned China for detaining 1 million Uighurs. Here’s what Americans think. Nazita Lajevardi and John Kuk - September 20, 2020 They approve of sanctions but don’t want a war
Trump’s latest executive actions have 3 big problems Andrew Rudalevige - August 12, 2020 In 2016, Trump said executive orders signaled lazy leadership. Whoops.
For Democratic governors, it pays to have a Democratic attorney general. Republicans, not so much. Nicholas Miras - August 2, 2020 Many states split up executive branch power among several elected officials. Here’s what happens when they are not from the same party.
Russia’s disinformation campaigns are targeting African Americans Žilvinas Švedkauskas, Michel Salzer, and Chonlawit Sirikupt - July 23, 2020 Russia is masking its involvement by outsourcing its disinformation operations to West Africa
Latino voters could be pivotal in November. Here’s how mailers mobilize them to vote. Melissa R. Michelson, Matt Davis, and Christopher B. Mann - July 9, 2020 Our research looked at whether English or bilingual letters were more effective.
Congress can’t easily pass police reforms. Here’s why. Sarah Binder - June 5, 2020 Public attention will shift — and the Republican Senate will ignore House action.
Pelosi called Trump ‘morbidly obese.’ Voters don’t like overweight candidates. Gabriele Magni and Andrew Reynolds - June 5, 2020 Our new study looks at how weight matters in politics.
In some states, unemployment checks are much smaller than in others. Here’s why. Sara Watson - May 6, 2020 Some states replaced about two-thirds of lost income; one replaced only 17 percent. The Cares Act shook all that up.