Tag / Bernie Sanders
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Wake Up: The Effects Of Linguistic Convenience On Political Polarization
A recent study finds that 59 percent of links shared on social media weren’t actually clicked by the person sharing them, implying that—six times out of ten—only the article’s headline was read before deciding that “Katie has to see this.” It’s hard to condemn this behavior when headlines like “Birth control makes women unattractive and…
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Impossible Trinity
The most important election in St. Louis was decided in nail-biting fashion on March 5th, when twelve-year incumbent Lewis Reed retained his position as President of the Board of Aldermen (BOA) by winning the Democratic primary. Reed won the primary with only 35 percent of the vote; his two opponents, Missouri State Senator Jamilah Nasheed…
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Electability Is Voters’ Priority Issue In 2020
The 2020 Democratic primary field is crowded. There’s a black, female frontrunner, a gay mayor, a black senator, progressive white women, a Hispanic housing secretary, an Asian American businessman, and white men who range from centrist dad to socialist grandpa. With 11 announced candidates and 12 still deciding, voters have their work cut out for…
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Getting Women In The Right House
A record 125 women were elected to serve in the 116th U.S. Congress during the 2018 midterm elections, 40 of whom are new members. However, despite the fact that women make up 50 percent of the U.S. population, 125 seats is still only 22 percent of Congress. These proportions aren’t unique to the federal level…
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The Democrats’ Problems For 2018
The 2018 Midterms present the best opportunity for the Democratic Party to take back the House since they lost it in 2010. Trump is a historically unpopular President, history is on the Democrats’ side as the opposing party in a midterm election, and Democratic grassroots activism has skyrocketed. In theory, taking the 24 seats they…
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Focus Groups: Manipulation And Representation
Did Abraham Lincoln have focus groups listen to the Gettysburg Address before he gave it? Of course not. But that doesn’t mean that today’s politicians can succeed without using focus groups. They need them to refine their messages and understand how the American people think. But at the same time, focus groups can help politicians…
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The Unspoken Jewishness of Bernie Sanders
Whether you like it or not, faith plays a large role in politics. Recently, when Pope Francis came to the U.S., he spoke about the need to take care of our environment and to help the poor. Many politicians use faith to guide them in social issues like same-sex marriage and religious liberty. It is…
