2022 midterm elections Democrats, Young Voters Have Closed the Enthusiasm Gap 4 Months Before 2022 Midterms Millennials, Gen Z’ers, and older Democrats are more engaged than they were before two months of high-profile Supreme Court rulings, mass shootings, and congressional hearings.
young voters How Politics is Changing to Court Gen Z Voters Politicians often overlook young adults, but 18- to 25-year-olds are flexing political muscle in ways they can no longer ignore.
georgia Georgia's New Voting Laws Didn't Dampen Early Turnout — But Does That Mean Votes Weren't Suppressed? When Georgia passed a controversial law last year putting new restrictions on voting access, many predicted lower turnout would follow. However, that hasn’t been in the case as the state has seen record early turnout ahead of its primary election. But does that mean the law didn’t suppress votes? NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky traveled to Georgia to find out....
Roe v. Wade Roe v Wade Re-engaging American Electorate, New Polls Suggest Google searches related to voting and the midterms also surged last week after publication of a draft Roe v Wade opinion
Roe v. Wade What Does the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion Actually Say? The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey is dozens of pages long. MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance reviews what the document actually says and what it means.
Election 2020 Four Big Things That Went Very Right on Election Day After the long vote count and now in the midst of a rocky presidential transition, it can be easy to forget that there’s a lot that went surprisingly smoothly in our election process this year. Watch for four things that went very right on Election Day.
vote counting Our Election System Is Working: Why the Long Vote Count Process Is Something to Celebrate Roughly 160 million Americans cast a vote in the presidential election. And even with that massive turnout, 86% of votes were counted by local elected officials within 24 hours of poll closings. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain explains why that’s something to celebrate.
Election 2020 Biden Takes Slim Lead as Race Comes Down to Battleground States; Urges Patience From Supporters President Trump spoke before supporters early Wednesday morning making false claims that attempts were being made to "steal" the election from him.
Texas How a Latino Population Boom Has Helped Turn Texas Into a Swing State A historic surge in voter turnout in Texas has Democrats hopeful that the Lone Star State is within reach for Joe Biden. Chuck Rocha, a former senior adviser to Sen Bernie Sanders, explains how a Latino population boom has played a major role in turning the formerly deep red state into a political battleground.
voters with disabilities People With Disabilities Are a Big Voter Bloc—It Should Be Easier for Them to Vote This year, there are 38.3 million people with disabilities eligible to vote, and that large number can swing elections, says Lisa Schur, a Rutgers professor who focuses on voter barriers. Schur explains how this group she calls “the sleeping tiger” could be a key voting bloc if they have the access they need to vote.
