Election Beat 2020: Where did all the swing voters go?
Today’s presidential nominees need not only convince voters that they’re the better choice but also that their party is an acceptable choice, writes Thomas E. Patterson.
Today’s presidential nominees need not only convince voters that they’re the better choice but also that their party is an acceptable choice, writes Thomas E. Patterson.
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“If states were to greatly expand their mail-balloting option, risks will remain, though the risks do not include some of the possibilities that have attracted substantial news coverage,” writes Thomas E. Patterson.
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As in their coverage of the 1948 presidential election, journalists still tend to build their narratives and candidate images around poll results.
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People with chronic illnesses, mental health concerns, disabilities and the seasonal flu are less likely to vote.
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Door-to-door canvassing campaigns actually work to persuade voters and sway national election outcomes – even when they don’t encourage more people to show up to the polls.
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Studies show that areas with fewer local news outlets have lower levels of civic engagement, voter turnout and political accountability.
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An overview of violence in Brazil to help international political reporters who are covering the October elections
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Google’s “Street View” photographs can be used to predict if a town will vote Democrat or Republican. They can also be used to estimate a neighborhood’s racial fabric.
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An explainer on proportional representation, with a focus on ranked-choice voting.
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Claims of election fraud were a prominent feature in the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump. He repeatedly warned that the election would be “stolen” from him. We look at the research and find fraud is more often spin than fact.
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