by Jim Heath | Nov 27, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Nobody involved in Donald Trump’s reelection thought the president would win the youth vote in 2020. But they didn’t think it would be this bad. Now the finger pointing has begun. Politico: When the data came pouring in after Election Day, campaign aides and Trump...
by Jim Heath | Nov 24, 2020 | Analysis, Headlines
A fascinating reworked world map reveals which country each population would most like to relocate to for a fresh start – and it’s Canada that’s the runaway winner. On the map – generated using Google search data – country names have been...
by Jim Heath | Nov 15, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Are you better off than you were four years ago? That question has been at the heart of presidential campaigns since President Ronald Reagan first asked it in 1980. The general thinking has been that voters who are doing well would vote to reelect a sitting president....
by Jim Heath | Nov 11, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
President Trump’s efforts to deny the outcome of the 2020 election cannot change an undeniable reality: Joe Biden won decisively, and his lead nationally and in key states has grown over time as more votes have been counted. The latest election tallies show that...
by Jim Heath | Nov 10, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Trump
President Trump’s tweets questioning the U.S. election’s legitimacy are effective in shaping his supporters’ beliefs on that topic, while his tweets boosted his detractors’ confidence in elections, according to a study believed to be the first to estimate the effect...
by Jim Heath | Nov 2, 2020 | 2020, Analysis, Headlines, Polls
The final USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll before the Nov. 3 general election confirms that the presidential race has remained stable — despite the chaotic backdrop of an election season coinciding with a global pandemic, racial unrest, continued economic uncertainty,...
