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More Americans ‘socially liberal’ than conservative for first time – huge swing over past 20 years

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For the first time more Americans identify as “socially liberal” than conservative, revealing a huge double-digit swing over the past two decades.

Gallup reveals 34% of Americans now say they are socially liberal, 30% conservative, and 35% identify as moderate.

But as the pollster notes, starting in 2001 “social conservatives had a clear advantage over social liberals — by 12 points, on average.” That started to change in 2013, and now socially liberal has pulled ahead, representing a huge 16 point swing from 2001 to 2021. Continue reading.

Voting rights take center stage on Capitol Hill and at Supreme Court

Debates come as state legislatures propose voting law changes in the wake of the 2020 election

To get a sense of the partisan and unsettled future of election laws in the United States, look no further than the debates on ballot collection teed up in Congress and at the Supreme Court this week.

The House is expected to pass a sweeping election, campaign finance and ethics overhaul bill that includes a provision that would require states to allow voters to give their completed absentee ballots to someone else to drop off.

Democrats generally consider laws that limit ballot collection alongside others that seek to disenfranchise minority voters who are more likely to vote for their candidates, such as requiring photo identification at polling places. Continue reading.