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Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting on Turnout and Democratic Vote Margin in 2020 A Commentary By Alan I. Abramowitz Thursday, February 25, 2021 KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — While the 2020 presidential election saw a record volume of absentee votes cast, not all states made it equally accessible. — Eased absentee voting rules contributed to higher voter participation rates. — With higher turnout, President Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s stat...

Pedro Bordalo, Marco Tabellini, David Yang 20 January 2021 Our beliefs about one another’s political attitudes tend to be substantially mis-calibrated. This column analyses the factors shaping voters’ ideas about the political attitudes of other voters among the US electorate. Starting from the premise that individuals are not equally interested in all issues, it finds that when issue salience changes, beliefs about political groups can shift dramatically even when the underlying fu...

Debate over $2,000 coronavirus aid checks could spur both Democratic and GOP turnout in Georgia Senate races Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Even though the proposal to increase coronavirus relief checks from $600 to $2,000 may fail in the Senate, backing for the idea from two Georgia Senate incumbents could energize Republican supporters before Tuesdays runoff election. This week, Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue announced their support of an incr...