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State map of the 2012 presidential election results (Image by Mark Newman, Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan)
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States of the Union: A Breakdown of Presidential Politics Ahead of 2016
Robert David Sullivan
Ahead of the 2016 election Un Conventional Wisdom is presenting a short history of each state rsquo s role in modern presidential politics Check back throughout the summer to see how changing demographics and politics have affected your state 39 s voting patterns and party allegiance nbsp How D
Barack Obama won 62 percent in Maryland in 2012, carrying the city of Baltmore and five out of 23 counties. (Map from NBCNews.com)
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No Clear Line between Urban and Suburban Vote in Maryland
Robert David Sullivan
Large African-American middle class sets the suburb-dominated state apart
Is Donald Trump leading in the polls because he challenges "the elite consensus" on immigration? (Image from donaldjtrump.com)
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Dubious Statistics Fuel Trump Candidacy and Anti-immigration Movement
Robert David Sullivan
Are Trump's GOP critics at risk of joining the 'elite consensus'?
The right to a house like this may become a major wedge issue in American politics. (Image from the TV series "Arrested Development")
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Is Pope Francis Part of a Political War against American Suburbia?
Robert David Sullivan
Why housing policy could be the next battle in the culture wars
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Where is the Democratic equivalent to Donald Trump?
Robert David Sullivan
Do comparisons with progressive Bernie Sanders hold any water?
Census data suggest that people in more stable economic and living situations are more likely to vote. (CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)
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Want to show you’ve “made it”? Vote in midterm elections.
Robert David Sullivan
Want to show you’ve “made it”? Vote in midterm elections.
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