When the people who live like “the middle class” are so widely detached from those who make up the middle-income bracket, is there truly an American middle class?
For the sake of our democracy, there should be no more presidential debates. Never again should our electoral process reward unchecked misinformation and empty words.
Intentions matter, and if the intentions for why certain voting reforms are either pushed or opposed are not examined, then our ability to improve our democracy will be significantly hindered.
Data has long been remembered as the bastion of objectivity in a particularly political era. Staring closer at the numbers, however, it is clear that there is arguably nothing more subjective than the cold, hard facts.
This year, the four major forecasts correctly predicted the outcomes of almost every state in the electoral college. Even considering the misses in state and local level races, forecasts and models succeeded in predicting the 2020 election.
As a Republican, I am asking you, regardless of how you voted, to trust in that power alongside me by respecting the results of this election, even as political leaders seed doubts of its legitimacy.
2020 has the opportunity to stimulate massive improvements in the American electoral system, from the expansion of mail-in ballots and automatic voter registration to the removal of voting barriers through litigation.
