After the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and Michigan Senate primary, we need to remind ourselves that polls are snapshots of public opinion at best, not firm predictions.
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Call Them ‘Common Sense Democrats’
It’s time to shelve the terms ‘Democratic Socialists’ and ‘Moderate Democrats’ for good.
Posted inPolitics
One Internal Pollster Saw the Primary Results Coming
Candidate-backed surveys have helped warp perceptions of Democratic primaries. Public Policy Polling’s numbers, however, have repeatedly tracked the actual results.
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In Wisconsin Senate Race, Democrat Barnes Needs to Fight Without Charging Racism
So far, the Democrat has chosen not to respond in kind to outrageous Republican ads. He knows African American candidates do better when they don’t take the race bait.
Posted inBooks
Cognitive Dissonance in America’s Dairy Land
Wisconsin farmers admire and depend on their undocumented Mexican laborers—and still vote for Trump.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Rittenhouse Verdict Shows the Ridiculousness of American Gun Laws and Self-Defense
How legal technicalities and a culture of guns make it possible for (mostly white) men to get away with murder.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
Listen, Democrats. There is a Way to Win Rural Voters
The data and party officials like Bill Hogseth are pointing the way forward.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Biden’s Suburban Victory Should Worry Both Parties and the Country
The Democrats cannot rely on a stable alliance between cities and suburbs, while the Republicans will be more dependent than ever on racist politics if they can’t make a suburban comeback.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Louis DeJoy’s October Surprise
A ban on postal workers’ ability to co-sign absentee ballots could determine the election.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Republicans Are Slowing Down Mailed-In Vote Counts in Key Swing States
Are they purposefully manufacturing a crisis that Trump wants to use to contest the election results?
