Politics Feb 24 Why does the Democratic Party chair race matter? National Democrats will elect a new chair whose task is to steady a reeling party and capitalize on the widespread opposition to Republican President Donald Trump.
Politics Dec 18 GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College Some Republican electors say they are defending rural and small-town America against big-state liberalism.
Politics Nov 09 Why voters in this reliably blue region flipped to Trump A fractured, discontented electorate handed Donald Trump the presidency, allowing him to breach a region that Democrat Hillary Clinton was banking on in her bid for the presidency.
Politics Oct 20 Trump slammed for not promising to honor election results Clinton called Trump's comments "horrifying."…
Politics Sep 30 When N.C. police killed Keith Scott, it raised the stakes in this 2016 battleground state Republicans and Democrats alike say the killing of Keith Lamont Scott will energize both parties' strongest supporters in a presidential battleground state that also has competitive races for governor and the U.S. Senate.
Politics Sep 18 In Florida, a shifting Cuban vote could be the difference Many Cuban-Americans express solidarity with other Latin-Americans who see Donald Trump as anti-Hispanic.
Politics Aug 26 How religious voters could help determine the 45th president There's a reason politicians chase steeples.
Politics Jul 20 Can Trump overcome his non-white voter problem? At the ballot box, simple math is at play as the country becomes less white with each presidential cycle. The more Trump struggles with non-whites, the more pressure there is for him to reach levels of white support no candidate…
Politics Jul 18 Do U.S. political conventions still matter? As Republicans convene in Cleveland this week to nominate Donald Trump, with Democrats waiting to follow with Hillary Clinton's nomination next week in Philadelphia, it's reasonable to wonder whether the soirees still matter — especially in a year in which…
Politics Jul 09 College-educated whites put hole in Trump coalition Skepticism from college-educated white voters comes as an ominous warning as Trump struggles to rebuild even the losing coalition that Mitt Romney managed four years ago.