Likhitha Butchireddygari
FiveThirtyEight
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Why Blaming China For The Pandemic Probably Won’t Help Trump Win
Last week, Fox News host Chris Wallace asked President Trump about his role in how the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded in the U.S., where case numbers and the… → Read More
Voters Who Think The Economy Is The Country’s Biggest Problem Are Pretty Trumpy. That Might Not Help Him Much.
President Trump could be in trouble. A lot could still change between now and November, but historically, the strength of the economy is correlated with the ele… → Read More
For Black Americans, Wearing A Mask Comes With Complicated Anxieties
Over the past few months, mask-wearing in public has become the norm. In some states, it’s even required. But for Black Americans — and young Black men in part… → Read More
Why It’s Still So Rare For Police Officers To Face Legal Consequences For Misconduct
On Friday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he was caught … → Read More
Why Trump’s Fight With Obama Might Backfire
For the past few weeks, President Trump has been picking a peculiar fight with his predecessor. The specifics of “Obamagate” are messy and hard to follow, but a… → Read More
How One High-Risk Community In Rural South Carolina Is Bracing For COVID-19
Just as some demographic groups are more at risk than others of getting seriously ill from the new coronavirus, some parts of the country are more vulnerable to… → Read More
Fundraising Dipped In March As Campaigns Adjust To A New Normal
With no in-person rallies or town halls, the 2020 campaign has taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic — and so has political fundraising. The latest Fede… → Read More
The Young Americans Most Vulnerable To COVID-19 Are People Of Color And The Working Class
Although anyone can catch the novel coronavirus, we’ve known for months that not everyone is equally at risk of dying or becoming seriously ill from COVID-19. B… → Read More
Americans Are Worried About The Coronavirus. They’re Even More Worried About The Economy.
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the Week Earlier this week, President Trump said he is considering taking steps to roll back res… → Read More
Is One Generation Taking The Coronavirus Less Seriously Than Others? Not Really.
There’s been a lot of finger pointing in the past few days over who isn’t taking the coronavirus seriously. Some have pointed to millennials out at bars or brun… → Read More
How Concerned Are Americans About Coronavirus So Far?
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week Depending on what data you look at, more than 1,500 Americans have been diagnosed with … → Read More
Sanders Might Have An Edge With Asian Americans In California
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Polls of the week Understanding the political preferences of Asian Americans is tricky. They make up a litt… → Read More
New Hampshire Votes In Three Days. Many Voters Could Still Switch Candidates.
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week Fresh off a strong performance in Iowa, Sen. Bernie Sanders is ahead by 9 percentage po… → Read More
Iowa Caucuses 2020: Live Updates And Analysis
More than two dozen satellite locations have already conducted caucuses, giving us a glimpse into what the rest of the night might look like. The first Iowa Dem… → Read More
Bloomberg’s Super Tuesday Strategy Might Be Working
One candidate you likely won’t be hearing about next week, but who still has a chance to pick up some delegates in later contests? Michael Bloomberg. The former… → Read More
The January Democratic Debate In 6 Charts
We’re less than three weeks away from the Iowa caucuses, and the Democrats held their first presidential debate of 2020 on Tuesday night in Iowa. Just six candi… → Read More
Historic Rise of College-Educated Women in Labor Force Changes Workplace
This is the first year ever that women are going to make up the majority of the college-educated labor force, a milestone that is already altering benefits packages offered by companies and one that could influence family sizes in the future. → Read More
U.S. New Home Sales Fell for Second Straight Month in May
Purchases of newly built single-family homes dropped 7.8%, a sign the housing sector remains on uneven footing. → Read More
Heat Waves Precipitate More Crime in Poor Areas, Study in L.A. Finds
As temperatures are expected to rise above normal this summer in Los Angeles, new research points to a potential increase in crime, particularly in poorer and older neighborhoods. → Read More
Duke accepts 882 students out of record number of Early Decision applicants
Duke will welcome 882 high school seniors into the Class of 2023 Thursday evening. → Read More