The flawed study ‘Deciding to Win’ may help Democrats get back to fighting for the forgotten middle class again.
Election 2024
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Voters Did Not Understand the Stakes in 2024
A large majority of American voters are greatly dissatisfied with the state of things, most especially the economy. It turns out that median voters were catastrophically misled about the stakes of the election last year.
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Donald Trump Won’t Be Saved by Maps
Gerrymandering in red states is predicated on Republicans holding Trump’s support in 2024, particularly from Latinos. That could be a bad bet.
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Bringing Back Nonvoters
Today on TAP: A new poll finds that most people who voted for Biden in 2020 but stayed home in 2024 are economic progressives who were looking for leadership but didn’t find it.
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Trump’s Deportations Make Americans Pro-Immigrant Again
Today on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion.
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WelcomeFest Wants Politicians Who Choose to Believe in Nothing
At centrism’s largest gathering, what was offered as the best path forward for Democrats is what sank their 2024 chances.
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The One Type of Democratic Identity Politics That Will Actually Work
If they want to win back the working class, they need to get in touch with its justifiable anger.
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The Trump Justice Department Barges Into North Carolina Elections
A Republican candidate failed to overturn a state supreme court election. But the federal government has picked up where that case left off.
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Kamala Could Have Won
She was poised to claim the presidency, but Joe Biden and a disastrous campaign defeated her.