Alex Samuels
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How Asian Americans Came To Play A Central Role In The Battle Over Affirmative Action
The origins of the affirmative action debate arguably revolved around a racial binary of white and Black students. But the face of victimhood has now changed. I… → Read More
Americans Like Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan. The Supreme Court
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. During oral arguments this week, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority cast a skeptical eye on Pre… → Read More
The 4 Main Factions Of The House Democratic Caucus
It’s easy for one party to look unified when members of the other party constantly appear to be at each other’s throats. As stories of fissures among Republican… → Read More
Why Biden’s Promise Of Police Reform Might Not Lead To Change
A State of the Union address is often a highlight reel of the president’s accomplishments — but it’s a policy wish list, too. It makes sense, then, that Preside… → Read More
The 5 Main Factions Of The House GOP
In the first few years after former President Donald Trump assumed office, he essentially became a one-man litmus test for the Republican Party. Conservatives’ … → Read More
If South Carolina Voted First In The Democratic Presidential Primary, Would Black Democrats Have A Stronger Voice?
Despite objections from leaders and state party officials in Georgia and New Hampshire, a Democratic National Committee panel voted on Wednesday to move forward… → Read More
What Will New Leadership In Congress Mean For Democrats?
House Democrats officially elected New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to be their leader this past weekend, coalescing around a fresher face as the new Republican ma… → Read More
How Americans Really Feel About Elon Musk
Hint: His unscientific polls don’t tell us much. → Read More
These 5 Voters Of Color Don’t Want Biden vs. Trump In 2024
Welcome to Voices Of Color, a column that explores what’s on the minds of voters of color in this year’s midterm elections. Too often, media coverage focuses on… → Read More
Georgia Can’t Be Reduced To One Political Color
Why red, blue and purple can only tell us so much. → Read More
Georgia Senate Runoff: How Raphael Warnock Secured Democrats A 51st Senate Seat
The scene at the Warnock watch party, just as CNN called the race for him. → Read More
Georgia Senate Runoff: How Raphael Warnock Secured Democrats A 51st Senate Seat
At Walker’s event, there were immediate cheers and raucous applause after the Republican took a very narrow lead in tonight’s race. With roughly 62 percent of t… → Read More
The Case For Walker. The Case For Warnock.
Who will win today’s runoff? Here, I walk through each candidate’s advantages and disadvantages in a minute and a half. → Read More
How Either Candidate Could Win Georgia’s Senate Runoff
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker are headed to a runoff in Georgia’s Senate race next week after neither surpassed the 50 percent … → Read More
If Biden Doesn’t Run In 2024, Who Will?
Election Day in Georgia is just a week away, so the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew shook off their turkey hangover to talk about what to expect in Georgia’s second Senate runoff in two years. They also review Democrats’ agenda for the current lame duck session in Congress and hold their first post-midterm 2024 Democratic primary draft. → Read More
Congress Will Have The Most Black Republicans In Over A Century
But that’s not saying a lot. → Read More
Runoffs Are Sort Of Georgia’s Thing Now
Can Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock pull off another Senate runoff win? → Read More
Final Forecast: How Arizona, Oregon And Other States Will Vote For Governor
With all the hubbub over the horse race, it might have been easy to forget that there are 36 governors’ races taking place tonight, too. But the results of thes… → Read More
What Happens If Georgia’s Senate Race Goes To A Runoff — Again?
As recently as a few weeks ago, the Georgia Senate race seemed to be tipping toward incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock. A string of controversies plagued the Re… → Read More
How 5 Voters Of Color Are Thinking About The Economy
Welcome to Voices Of Color, a column that explores what’s on the minds of voters of color in this year’s midterm elections. Too often, media coverage focuses on… → Read More