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Can the Polls Be Trusted?
Polls prior to the 2016 presidential election showed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton coming out ahead of Donald Trump, but it all fell apart for her on election night. In this Election Report, elections expert Rhodes Cook points to why the polling might have been inaccurate and whether similar 2020 polls can reliably shine an early light on the election outcome.
Supreme Court's Shifting Views on Voting Rights
The Court has frequently been asked to weigh in on the complexities around one of America’s most important institutions: free and fair elections. As the dynamic of the Court’s liberal and conservative make-up has changed over the decades, the Court has swung back and forth between firm involvement and reluctance to assert jurisdiction. In this Election Report, Court expert Kenneth Jost explores the Court’s attitude toward election-related cases about race and voting, reapportionment and redistricting, and campaign finance.
The Caucuses: Is it Time for Them to Go?
Since the presidential nominating process was overhauled a half century ago to increase citizen participation, the states have had two basic choices when it comes to selecting their national convention delegates. One is primary elections, where voters can cast their ballot at a time of their choosing on primary election day—if not before. The other option is caucuses, neighborhood events in states, such as Iowa and Nevada, where voters meet at a certain time to express their presidential preferences, and sometimes stay for hours to align themselves into viable groups, which among Democrats is at least 15% of the vote. But have these caucuses overstayed their welcome?
