Following the activism that took place after the murder of George Floyd and demands for justice and equality, along with states gradually re-opening around the country, we took this opportunity to check-in on voter registrations and reflections in the electoral process.
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Findings from TargetSmart's Second National Poll of American Voters
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TargetSmart's analysis of who voted in the 2018 Midterm Election.
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It’s been nearly a month since a historic blue wave swept across the
country,
a midterm election that saw Democrats pick up at least 40 seats in the
House.
By Tom Bonier
Donald Trump was supposed to hold his convention this week in North Carolina, and then in Florida, in an effort to boost voter turnout and generate enthusiasm among his supporters in those states. Well …
By Tom Bonier
As Joe Biden prepares to address the nation as the Democratic nominee, Donald Trump is attempting to steal the spotlight with his own speech outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania. It …
The composition of the electorate may be more fluid this cycle than any presidential election in recent memory. The combination of the global pandemic and the historic protests in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have had a profound impact on most aspects …
The entirety of the Trump presidency has been marked by uncertainty and volatility for our country, exponentially more so during the coronavirus pandemic. As we focused our efforts on understanding how a pandemic which has seen people of color impacted more severely than white Americans, the creation of an economic …
The pandemic will have had a profound impact on this year’s election.
TargetSmart is committed to studying how the pandemic has impacted voters’ views on voting and we are keeping a close eye on how it is affecting the electorate more broadly.
Earlier this year, we saw a significant …
Though this study was conducted prior to Georgia’s June 9 primary election, which was marred by long lines at polling places, delays in the issuance of vote-by-mail ballots, widespread voting machine malfunctions, and shortages of provisional ballots, it shows broad support among Georgia voters for reforms to make voting safer and more accessible during the pandemic