The 2020 exit polls indicate that in key Rust Belt and Sun Belt battlegrounds, Joe Biden benefited from lower Republican margins among groups that handed President Trump his 2016 victory. Demographer William Frey explains how older and white voting blocs helped Biden stay competitive in swing states and what that may mean for future elections.
Additionally, in a new episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, Elaine Kamarck discusses the election results so far, how states certify ballots, what happens next with electors, and more.
Early in the pandemic, most U.S. workers who lost jobs were laid off temporarily. But now, nine months into the recession, there are many unemployed workers who have no expectation of being rehired. Ahead of today’s jobs report release, Stephanie Aaronson and Wendy Edelberg analyze this troubling trend and say it could be evidence of structural damage to the U.S. economy.
“When the next administration takes office, it will confront a pandemic, the scourge of systemic racism, a deep economic recession, and a dangerously warming planet. Government must act boldly in all these spheres, yet government will not succeed alone.” E.J. Dionne and Melissa Rogers provide a path forward for bridging America’s deep political and societal divisions.
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