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fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 days agoMore Americans identify as political independents, a new poll shows
Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey found. That's a substantial shift from 20 years ago, when closer to one-third of Americans said they didn't identify with the Democrats or Republicans. This group appears, increasingly, to be driven by their unhappiness with the party in power, according to Gallup's analysis. That's a dynamic that could be good for Democrats in this year's midterm elections, but doesn't promise lasting loyalty.
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fromIndependent
2 weeks agoEoin O'Malley: If Micheal Martin started his career today, he would probably join Sinn Fein, but what about other party leaders?
Shifting youth voting preferences would push elected officials into new political directions compared with older-generation alignments.
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks agoWhat J. D. Vance-And Many Others-Miss About American Anti-Semitism
On Monday, I published an article unpacking how anti-Semitism in America is a youth movement. Surveys from nonpartisan, conservative, and liberal sources have found that far from being the benighted bigotry of the old, anti-Jewish prejudice is growing in popularity among the young, which is why it has been on the rise in American politics and culture. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic," I wrote.
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