How lawmakers’ social media activity changed in the days after the U.S. Capitol riot
Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
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Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.
Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.
Hispanic registered voters in the U.S. express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak.
If one takeaway from the election is historic voter participation, another may be the political polarization that has come to define the U.S.
About six-in-ten registered voters in the five U.S. states where elections are conducted entirely by mail expect voting to be easy.
A new study of posts on popular public Facebook pages about the early days of the Biden administration finds that the focus of these posts, as well as the assessments of the new president, differed widely by the ideological orientation of the pages.
65% of Americans say the option to vote early or absentee should be available to any voter without requiring a documented reason.
Mail-in ballots accounted for just over half of this year’s primary votes cast in the 37 states (plus D.C.) for which data is available.
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about the ease of voting and the broader integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
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