Political polling’s greatest achievement is its complete co-opting of our understanding of public opinion, which we can no longer imagine without it.
"Knowingly enabling someone like Donald Trump to return to office, whether by voting directly for him or for a third-party candidate, is both a moral and a strategic failure." [Full letter from Islamic Imans and Clerics, listing signers is below]
Monday on The View, Vice President Kamala Harris’ announced a proposal to expand Medicare to cover long-term care at home could be the most meaningful shift in our system in decades.
A new Inside Higher Ed/Generation Lab survey shows Harris leading nationally by 38 points, with around a third of students reporting they are more likely to cast a ballot because she’s top of the ticket.
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The right to criticize the powerful is a cornerstone of democracy. In Trump’s America, it’s cause for a prison sentence.
Muslims distraught by Democrats arming Israel may stay home or vote uncommitted, potentially affecting the party’s chances in key states, researchers and advocates say
Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives? "When we refer to “political junkies,” polls are pretty much the junk."
Anti-immigrant think tanks and advocacy groups operated on the margins until Trump became president. Now they have molded not only the GOP but also Democrats in their image.
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