Race Is a Poor Predictor of How Americans Will Vote
Neither Latino nor white Americans vote as a bloc.
American Party Realignment
America’s political parties are realigning. College-educated voters in affluent Sun Belt states are switching to the Democrats. Many working voters in the industrial Midwest voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
Education Has Become the Dividing Line in American Politics
College graduates vote Democratic. Non-college voters prefer Republicans.
Romney-to-Clinton Voters Prefer Biden
Democrats would be wise to take the preferences of center-right voters into account.
America’s Two-Party System Is Out of Date
Both parties have essentially accepted the New Deal consensus. What’s next?
Trying to Turn Republicans into Liberals Is Now Hopeless
Republicans have surrendered to Donald Trump and his philosophy. Classical liberals should work with the Democrats.
Three Reasons Liberals Need to Look Left, Not Right, for Allies
Free marketeers now have more in common with social democrats than they do with conservatives.
New Figures Argue Democrats Should Target College Graduates in Suburbs
Hillary Clinton got more support from white college graduates than we knew.
Midterm Elections Likely to Deepen Blue-Red Divide in America
Democrats are the party of the cities and diversity. Republicans are the party of the left behind.
How and Why Americans Switch Parties
Views about cultural and demographic change play a big role.
Lessons for Democrats from Europe
Europe’s social democrats tried to win back working-class voters.
Trump Is Taking Over Republican Party, Making Realignment More Likely
Most Republicans support the president, but a large minority puts the party first. That could portend a political realignment.
Democrats Should Look to the Middle, Not to the Left
Middle-class Americans have more in common with Democrats than with Donald Trump’s coalition of the left-behind.
Resistance to Trump Is Making Strange Bedfellows
“Moderate” Republicans are not reining in the president. Democrats need to ally with the purists on the right.
Democrats Need Not Obsess About the White Working Class
The party is more comfortable appealing to ethnic minorities and liberal college graduates.
Arizona or Ohio? Two Paths for Democrats
Democrats must decide whether to lure back working-class whites or double down on a Sun Belt coalition.