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"Boys State" and "Girls State"

What the youngest voters think about the economy

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 16, 2024
Gen Z can vote, so let's dig into the economic priorities they're bringing to the ballot box.
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Voters in four states will decide bond issues this fall. Here's why most of them will likely pass.

by Caleigh Wells
Sep 16, 2024
For one thing, issuing bonds is more popular than raising taxes.
California voters are deciding whether to pass two $10 billion bonds this fall.
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Election 2024

High cost of living a key focus as Kamala Harris takes the stage at the DNC

by Nova Safo
Aug 22, 2024
During her Thursday night convention speech, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick to themes like creating opportunities for the middle class.
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New China tariffs have arrived. How do voters feel about them?

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
May 16, 2024
New polling data reveals that voters generally support tariffs more when they target China.
This week, President Joe Biden unveiled tariff increases for electric vehicle batteries, computer chips and more coming from China.
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Economic Perceptions/Economic Reality

Perceptions that the economy's bad can cost you an election, even if the economy isn't actually bad

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 28, 2024
In 1992, voters’ perception that an improving economy was actually a bad economy contributed to Bush’s loss to Clinton. Could the same thing happen to Biden?
President George H. W. Bush greets supporters ahead of a debate against soon-to-be President Bill Clinton in 1992. Bush blamed the media for pushing the narrative of a "bad" economy, despite positive economic indicators.
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In Taiwan's election, young voters focus on inflation, wages and war

by Jennifer Pak
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. and China loom large over Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 13, but so do domestic bread-and-butter issues.
A man wearing a Team Taiwan jacket from the governing DPP party takes a photo of a group of supporters at a political rally in central Taipei.
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What really led to Trump's victory?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 27, 2018
One political science professor says that the "left behind" argument isn't what really drove the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
President Donald Trump speaks during election night at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York on Nov. 9, 2016.
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Why democratic leaders can't deliver long-term economic growth

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Josie Fan
Apr 24, 2018
Political leaders tend to favor short-term policies.
Storm clouds fill the sky over the U.S. Capitol Building, June 13, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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3 things you may have missed about Trump's budget

by Janet Nguyen
May 25, 2017
A look at how the education system could be impacted and how Trump's voter base might react.
Copies of President Trump's fiscal year 2018 budget are stacked at the Government Publishing Office in Washington, D.C.
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Cuban-American support for the GOP is eroding

by Gigi Douban
Oct 17, 2016
Cuban-Americans were once reliably Republican, but not so anymore.
A supporter waves a Cuban flag in front of the country's embassy after re-opening in Washington, D.C. after 54 years. 
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