Even for those who have made up their minds, the inner struggle to pick a preference is also apparent. Many called their vote a "reluctant vote" or a "protest vote." "I like Hillary only slightly less than Trump. I am casting a 'No' vote against Hillary more than casting a 'Yes' ...
In some presidential primaries and caucuses, independents (those voters unaffiliated with a major political party) can cast a vote. Independents are not especially excited about any potential candidate in the Republican field. On the Democratic side, Clinton is the only contender that more independe...
Paul is surprisingly running for the Republican party, though many of his policies and votes lean towards a much more liberal way of thinking. This makes it easy for him to appeal to both sides of voters, but at the same time, he could alienate the Republican vote. Fun fact: Paul is a...
The authors use simple bilinear regression on statewide exit poll data to gauge the popularity of President Barack Obama in election years 2008 and 2012 among voters in four age groups (18 to 29 year-olds; 30 to 44 year-olds; 45 to 64 year-olds; and voters 65 and older) and three ...
Bio: Founder and president, NextGen America; former managing partner, Farallon Capital. Age: 61 Pros: A billionaire who poured millions of dollars into Democratic candidates and get-out-the-vote efforts in 2018, Steyer hasbeen one of the most vocal advocates for Trump’s impeachment. His advoca...
Among voters who say that they decided who to vote for in the last week, over half voted for Trump. Trump is getting 90 percent of Republican men's votes. He has a slight dropoff with Republican women, getting 85 percent of their votes. Among Democratic identifiers, 91 percent of women...
according to voters' economic status. A conventional wisdom of South Korean elections was that poor voters preferred conservative parties and candidates, which is often called 'class-betrayal voting.' However, this paper found that those who have wealth tended to vote for one of conservative ...
Populism has been on the rise across Europe and the United States in recent years, culminating in the election of Donald Trump as US President and the Brexit vote in the 2016 EU referendum. The Brexit vote came as a shock to many observers and triggered early attempts to understand the vot...
"Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections. … It's time for a new generation of leadership," she said. Haley was elected as the first female governor of South Carolina in 2010, stepping down in 2017, during her second term, to serve as a...
People wait in line to vote in advance at Seoul station, South Korea, on May 4, 2017. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin) SEOUL, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is set to hold a presidential by-election Tuesday amid escalated hopes for a new society following the impeachment of former President Park Geu...