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" When the oldest batch of millennials really first began voting around the mid-2000s, they leaned a little toward the Democrats, looking a lot like the Gen Xers also did at that time. "
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" Those who are able to afford to live in a neighborhood with 'good schools' will do so, knowing that a good education is the key to good opportunity for their children. "
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" Candidates, of course, often claim that they want to run 'a purely positive campaign,' but this rarely materializes. "
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" The things that frustrate one piece of Trump's coalition often endear him to or embolden another wing of the coalition. "
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" In the relatively short time frame of December 2015 to March 2017, nearly half of all young Republicans left their party at some point, with roughly a quarter bidding the GOP adieu for good. "
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" When people note that more and more voters are cutting their landline phones and that more and more people are refusing to pick up phone calls from numbers they don't know, they are identifying problems that the polling industry has long struggled with and continue to try to adapt to. "
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" The reality is that the Republican Party may have unified government but is not unified enough on many major signature policy areas. "
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" I grew up in Orlando, Florida, and I joined the debate team right around the time of the 2000 election. "
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" Feeling unsafe in your own home? Look no further than those terrorists and criminals and illegal immigrants who have been given free reign and on whom Trump says we need to 'get tough.' "
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" Polling is an art as well as a science, and the art of crafting good questions is still vital. "
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" The robots are coming, whether we like it or not, and will change our economy in dramatic ways. "
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" If there is one issue where one could justifiably assume that Republicans are all in agreement, it is on lowering taxes. "
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" A compelling story requires conflict, friction, an obstacle to be overcome. "
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" Millennials easily connect the dots between good education and good opportunities, and they also understand that it isn't just hard work that determines how well a child will be educated - it also depends on where they live and the resources their parents commit to their education. "
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" Obamacare itself did not become popular until the middle of 2017, when the risk of repeal was the greatest; for the bulk of 2010 after passage, it was unpopular by double-digit margins. "
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" On paper, Emmanuel Macron should be a candidate tailor-made for young voters. He himself is young. He pushes for more entrepreneurship, modernization, and a loosening of regulations that prevent young workers from working as they please when they please. "
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" After Mitt Romney's defeat, the RNC released its official assessment of what happened - a failure to reach younger voters, nonwhite voters, women - but was met with a counter-narrative that, in fact, it was Romney's failure to be conservative enough that led to a depressed Republican base. "
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" Fast-moving views are not likely to be strongly held views. Instead, they're much more likely to be about people mirroring back the signals they see coming from the leaders they support. People can resolve dissonance by shifting their own view on issues that aren't top of mind. "
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" There's no counting the number of times the media have asked, 'Will this be the thing that drives Donald Trump's supporters away from him? Is this finally the time?' "
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" True small-c conservatives should fight at every turn to preserve basic standards of conduct and institutions that have served our nation well. "
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" For federal races, being able to carefully navigate the Trump Era is a significant challenge. "
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" Trump was elected in part because enough Americans viewed him as a capable and strong leader, someone who is 'decisive' and 'competent.' "
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" Overall, America's math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have risen since the 1990s though remain disappointing when compared to the rest of the globe. "
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" Breaking dramatically with Bush-era Republican orthodoxy, Trump ran on a message of 'America First' and of avoiding spending blood and treasure on adventures overseas. "
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" My dad is an electrical engineer. So he was always very focused on, you know, teaching his daughters about, you know, science, math, technology. None of us actually became engineers for our careers, but I always had that exposure when I was young, and I just loved playing computer games. "
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