Trump Lost in Part Because 2016 Third-Party Voters Heavily Preferred Biden
Trump rallied his base, but could not convince Libertarians and Greens to come his way
Trump rallied his base, but could not convince Libertarians and Greens to come his way
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The reformed drug warrior opposes marijuana legalization and supports "mandatory rehabilitation" for people who violate the government’s pharmacological decrees.
If he had focused more on economic growth, Trump would have made even more headway with Hispanics
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Trump claimed the power to issue a national eviction moratorium during COVID. Could that pave the way for the mask mandates Biden clearly wants?
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to fully reinstate DACA. But such a move will surely be challenged in court. Here's an easy way to reduce the risk that such challenges might succeed.
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Unfortunately, COVID, COVID, COVID this winter is unlikely to be Fake News.
The president-elect promised record levels of spending and taxes on the campaign trail. Will he succeed?
Gallup shows 68 percent supporting legalization.
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The nefarious scheme evidently includes Republican officials and Trump-friendly news outlets.
Like almost every newly elected president, Joe Biden claims he has a mandate. But does he? And should we care?
All major news organizations are now reporting that Biden has won enough Electoral College votes, even as Trump mounts potential legal challenges.
Biden's underperformance among Cuban-American voters likely cost Democrats Florida. He can begin to heal the breach by reversing the Obama administration's cruel policy (continued by Trump) of barring most Cuban refugees.
The president promised to save suburbanites' neighborhoods from a wave of new housing development. They voted against him anyway.
There are at least 11 trillion reasons to be very scared about what comes next.
A Biden presidency and a GOP Senate could keep the left out of power for years.
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Neither candidate promised fiscal solvency or less government interference in our lives.
As independent thinkers exit mainstream institutions, groupthink and blind spots are likely to get worse.
How to slow massive and unchecked national deficits in an age of runaway spending and divided government.
Biden would rejoin on day one of his administration.
The president's complaints about "a major fraud" present a familiar puzzle.
A GOP Senate could act as a powerful check on a Biden administration.
Socialism: Not so popular among those who remember it well.
A new survey from realty company Redfin finds that only 24 percent of Trump supporters and 32 percent of Biden voters support reducing zoning regulations in their neighborhood.
And other free advice to the next president of these United States.
Taking meaningful steps to reduce carbon emissions requires recognizing that the market is smarter than bureaucrats in Washington.
The president's warnings about the destructive potential of a Democratic White House should make us skeptical of the powers of the executive—not just the person who wields them.
It's too bad that Trump has discouraged them.
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The surveillance whistleblower has a child on the way and little sign a pardon is forthcoming.
In an age of parties run by extremists, the next majority is just an election away, explains political scientist Morris P. Fiorina.
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Both candidates have serious flaws. But a Trump victory would be a much greater evil than the alternative.
Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.
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The Democratic nominee championed the law as a way to protect women. Instead, it hurt them.
Whether Trump or Biden wins, the Stanford political scientist says "unstable majorities" will persist in the coming decade.
That claim is wildly implausible and contradicted by the president's suggestion that COVID-19 was never much of a threat.
The Hunter Biden story has exposed the media's selective skepticism.
The former vice president's vision of an all-powerful government goes far beyond massive spending and tax hikes.
The Reason Roundtable war-games the domestic policies of the likeliest next administration.
Under the Affordable Care Act, if you liked your plan, you couldn't always keep it.
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