Posts by Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum
How to Understand Polling of Underrepresented Communities (June 2020 Update)
Following the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and other Black Americans, hundreds of thousands have been agitating for overdue change in the United States and around the world. Unlike prior moments of protest around police brutality and racial injustice in recent memory, public opinion appears to be shifting very quickly…
2018 Midterms: Did the polls fail—again?!
This post is part of an ongoing series on the ins and outs of polling. If you missed the previous posts on Five Things to Pay Attention to in a New Poll or Polling Underrepresented Communities, go back and read them! Our series will continue with posts from our comms colleagues on incorporating polls and…
Post-Election Data Download: Narratives About Democrats
This post is the third in a series that will examine the election and attempt to answer questions we have been asking internally and fielding from friends, colleagues, and allies. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with additional questions or input. We’ve been looking at a few of the dominant narratives you may be hearing…
Post-Election Data Download: Narratives About Republicans
This post is the second in a series that will examine the election and attempt to answer questions we have been asking internally and fielding from friends, colleagues, and allies. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with additional questions or input. This week, we’re looking at a few of the dominant narratives you may be…
Post-Election Data Download: Dominant Narratives: Economic Anxiety vs. Racism
This post is the first in a series that will examine the election and attempt to answer questions we have been asking internally and fielding from friends, colleagues, and allies. We expect this series to take us into the holiday season; please don’t hesitate to contact us with additional questions or input. This week, we…
Post-Election Data Download, Appendix: Establishing the Facts
We will refer to this post a few times throughout our series on the 2016 Election. Turnout Numbers The United States is infamous for its low voter participation. Unlike many other modern republics—Australia and Turkey among them—and much to their citizens’ surprise, we do not have compulsory voting. Pew Research Center ranked the US 31…
The 2016 Election Taught Us There’s a Lot We Need to Learn About the American Electorate
Well. To say that we were blindsided by the 2016 Election is an understatement. But since November 9, we have been poring over exit polling, turnout data, smart people writing smart things, and any other information we can get our hands on—all with a goal of better understanding what happened and what ReThink’s member organizations…