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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What the Working Class Really Believes
A new study tracks the evolution of working-class beliefs, and those of more upper classes, over the past 65 years.
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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 Political Machine Won’t Decide New Jersey’s Next Governor
County bosses were stripped of the power to rig statewide elections. Now there’s no clear favorite in a state where Republicans are rising.
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NYC’s Mayoral Race: Did Cuomo Peak Too Soon?
Today on TAP: The improbable rise of Zohran Mamdani and the prospect of rare unity on the left
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Polling Conundrums: Activist Government, Sí; Democrats, No!
Today on TAP: Polls show support for liberal economic policies, as well as more support for Republicans than Democrats on matters economic.
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Kamala Could Have Won
She was poised to claim the presidency, but Joe Biden and a disastrous campaign defeated her.
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The Anti-Immigration Majority Is a Mirage
Americans gradually bought the Republican sales pitch on immigration. Then they saw what it looks like in practice.
