As we watched Tuesday’s coverage of the special election, it seemed that the media was poised for the storyline that Democrats are back. The Wisconsin Supreme Court win was a plus for Democrats, but it is hardly a sign that Democrats’ problems are behind them. As Republicans have learned the
It was a new day in Washington as Trump returned to the White House and Republicans have control of the Senate and House. In light of the inaugural events, here is a recap of seven must-know facts from the 2024 election: For more election insights, see our 2024 post election report.
Meta has announced a change to their content moderation policies, admitting previous policies have gone too far and fact checkers “have destroyed more trust than they created.” Mark Zuckerberg called the recent election a “cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech.” Nowhere is the battle over free speech more intense than in higher education,
For the past four years, Republicans’ main focus has been defining Democrats and Biden policies. The communications and policy environment is about to dramatically change in the new Congress as Republicans now have the White House, Senate and House. This means that the focus can no longer be on Biden
Throughout the presidential campaign, Democrats made democracy a major theme of their campaigns. Exit polls showed that in a choice of five issues, the two most important were “state of democracy” at 34%, and the economy at 31%. Abortion was a distant third at 14%, closely followed by immigration at
In the aftermath of the election, Democrats are pointing fingers about who was to blame for the billion dollar campaign disaster. There is some recognition that Democrats were out of touch, and that they need to overhaul the party’s messaging. But at the heart of the messaging disconnect was that