Arkansas chucks out more of its absentee ballots than most other states, disenfranchising members of the military, students away at school, people unable to reach the polls for medical reasons and many others.
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How can Arkansas Democrats win more voters? Data from 2022 holds clues.
It’s easy for Democrats to look at party identification numbers and feel dejected. But elections are not predetermined.
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Influx of progressive voters could help put out the Arkansas dumpster fire
New Arkansans tend to be more progressive than the old ones. Are there enough of them to matter, election-wise? Check out these dorky and informative graphs to find out.
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Abusing child labor just got easier in Arkansas, and that means educational attainment will go down. Here’s proof.
If better education is our goal, rolling back child labor protections is counterproductive.
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Yes, Arkansas is a dumpster fire, but that’s not what the voters really want
A government is not the same as a people, which raises the question as to whether the attitudes of the people of Arkansas are in line with the positions of this government? Luckily, the answer is no. And here’s the data to prove it.
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No, Gov. Sanders, tax breaks don’t make normal Arkansans better off
Data analysis shows that tax cuts won’t trickle down to Arkansas workers.
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The battle of ‘woke’ island: how liberals are giving the right the tools to win elections
Is it possible that those on the left are giving ammunition to the right in the “Battle of Woke Island?” After all, left-wing individuals, particularly on social media, have called for boycotts and firing of many artists, authors and celebrities who have expressed unpopular opinions, including J.K. Rowling, Chrissy Teigen, Dave Chappelle, Matt Damon and James Corden. Luckily, we can actually turn to data to understand if there is even a kernel of truth to Republican claims of out-of-control “wokeness.”
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How to win a culture war? Don’t fight it in the first place. What the data says about how Democrats can win.
The data suggests Republicans’ focus on legislating morality creates an opening for Democrats to focus on real issues.
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How some conservative Arkansas lawmakers ignored their base
Do Arkansans share legislators’ attitudes towards “morality” issues, and do they want the government to legislate “morality?” We can actually turn to data from the Arkansas Poll to answer these questions.
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Why do Arkansans vote against their own economic interests? A data geek investigates.
Turns out campaigns don’t change what voters think about an issue, they change what issue voters think about.