Shameless Pandering or Good Representation?
Colorado’s Mike Coffman as a case study in how to appeal to voters. By Seth Masket Mike Coffman…
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People Really, Really Hate ‘Fight Song.’ Could That Actually Hurt Clinton?
According to expert Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, Rachel Platten’s ballad won’t endear Clinton to young women—but it probably won’t kill her chances with her core constituency either.
A Clearer Portrait Emerges of Trump Supporters
They mistrust experts, whom they consider members of a self-serving elite. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)…
Our Presidential Candidates Would Like to Show You Their Apps
Comparing the rhetoric of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s boring new smartphone gambits. By Ted Scheinman Hillary Clinton…
How to Encourage Political Supporters Without Lying to Them
The polls are probably an accurate picture of what’s happening right now—Trump is getting trounced—but the election is…
In the Long Run, Republicans Are Screwed
Younger voters are more liberal than their predecessors, and Donald Trump is driving them away from the GOP.…
If History Is a Guide, American Politics Is About to Get Weird
This election season bears a striking resemblance to the one back in 1896—you know, the one that radically…
In Defense of a Performance That Needs No Defense: Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin Impression
Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell has called Fey’s viral performance “toothless”—which is entirely at odds with how social scientists and the polls view it eight years later.
I Spent My Summer Tracking Down Government Records About the Red Cross
Here’s what I learned. By Clifford Michel (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) Editor’s Note: As a grant recipient of…
Donald Trump’s Rise Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
On the past, present, and future of America’s political re-alignment. By Lee Drutman Donald Trump waves to supporters…