Voters Backfired Badly

Democrats' bet on a generation of liberal voters has backfired badly

Latino, black and younger voters once helped Obama win power - Trump made gains with all three groups this election. Why?

The podcast Kill List doesn’t reflect badly on the internet – it reflects badly on us | John Naughton

A gripping audio series about a killer-for-hire scam on the dark web is a reminder of how technology holds up a mirror to human nature. This column comes to you as a break from listening to a ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire?

A plan to revive U.S. chip manufacturing rests partly on a company that is firing workers and delaying factories, even as the government pushes for the opposite.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

How squeezing the rich through tax may backfire

If Britain is to have a more European welfare state, it needs a more European tax system

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Browns' Wills: 'Business decision' to sit backfired

Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.'s "business decision" to sit out a recent game with a knee injury might have backfired and led to his benching in favor of Dawand Jones.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Have You (Badly) Misjudged Your Target Audience? Don’t Panic—Pivot

Misjudging your audience at launch could devastate your startup. But with the right mindset, you can turn it around.

Business - Inc. - October 28

George Conway isn't taking Trump win ‘as badly as people might think’

Pundit George Conway, an outspoken Republican critic of President-elect Trump, said he’s not taking the election results “as badly as people might think.” “The disturbing thing about this election ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, BBC told

Staff and former inmates say corruption is rife because guards know "how to fiddle the system".

Hume: 'Trump world' pressure to back Scott in leadership race 'likely to backfire'

Brit Hume, chief political analyst at Fox News, suggested Monday that the push from President-elect Trump's allies to elevate Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) into GOP leadership may not go the way they ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 29

NFL rescinds fine against Ravens' Roquan Smith for hip-drop tackle that badly injured Chris Godwin, per report

Smith's hit was ruled a hip-drop tackle by the league

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

$Trump’s victory has fractured the western order – leaving Brexit Britain badly exposed | Rafael Behr$

Trump’s victory has fractured the western order – leaving Brexit Britain badly exposed | Rafael Behr

To navigate the dangerous new era, Keir Starmer must end the culture of denial around the biggest strategic mistake of modern times. The 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down was not ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Ukraine war briefing: Brics summit backfired on Putin with calls for peace, says Kyiv

Xi Jinping among world leaders in Russia advising against escalation; any North Korean troops ‘fair game’ on Ukraine battlefield, says US. What we know on day 974. See all our Russia-Ukraine war ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Aaron Boone's bullpen call of Nestor Cortes backfires as Yankees drop World Series Game 1: 'Liked the matchup'

Cortes gave up a walk-off grand slam to Freddie Freeman Friday night

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

LOOK: Bears' trick-play at goal line backfires in worst possible way in Commanders' wild walk-off victory

Safe say Chicago won't be trying this again

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

Poshmark's new pricing change backfired, so the CEO did something rare—it's great leadership, says expert

Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra issued a public apology after a new policy was poorly received. Here's why it actually hit the mark, says leadership expert Talia Fox.

Business - CNBC - October 28

World Series 2024: Dodgers' latest bullpen game backfires, but the team's best relief arms are ready for Game 5

The Yankees' offense came alive against the Dodgers' relievers, and the Dodgers' bats couldn't answer back in Game 4.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen: Why New Orleans' post-Sean Payton hire was always destined to backfire

Allen wasn't getting results on his own side of the ball

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

In defense of the non-voter

The non-voter has plenty of good reasons not to vote, many of which are pro-democratic, and we ought to consider his inactivity as the political act that it is.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

The myth of the ‘working class' voter

The 2024 presidential race is focusing on the working-class voters, but the government's Current Population Survey data shows that the definition of this group is complex and often contradictory, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

How One Georgia Voter’s Mistake Turned Into a Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theory

One voter’s mistake has been transformed into a voter fraud conspiracy theory, catapulted into the national spotlight by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Tech - The New York Times - October 23

Climate groups working to mobilize early voters and track new climate voters

Some groups are hoping they can persuade enough of climate-focused voters to go the polls to make a difference around the margins in battleground states in the 2024 election.

Lyft launches voter transportation initiative

Ride-hailing service Lyft announced that it will offer discounted rideshare, bike-share and scooters on Election Day, an initiative designed to increase transportation access for voters, according ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Harris works to reach young voters

As Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign spends tens of millions of dollars across social media to reach young voters, Harris campaigned in Wisconsin Thursday, trying to convince college students ...

How the IVF issue is playing with voters

Access to fertility treatments came to the political forefront earlier this year when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos were considered children. As a result, in vitro ...

Wisconsin's free-thinking battleground voters

60 Minutes traveled to Wisconsin as the 2024 presidential election nears the finish line to see why, in this battleground state, it's anybody's game.

Harris Is Searching for Precious Swing Voters

Also, the first sickle cell gene therapy patient left the hospital. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Could teenage voters swing Pennsylvania?

High school seniors newly eligible to vote at age 18 are the focus of an aggressive engagement campaign in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Walz in Pennsylvania to rally battleground voters

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is touring parts of Pennsylvania to chat with voters in the key battleground. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has more on the sort of places Walz is visiting, and ...

Nevada voters weigh in on affordable housing

Being able to buy a home -- or afford to rent one -- is an important issue for millions of voters this election year. Both candidates for president have ideas to make the American dream a reality ...

Michelle Obama rallying voters in Atlanta

Michelle Obama is looking to rally voters in Atlanta on Tuesday night. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins "America Decides" with a preview of the former first lady's message ...

Christian voters face an uncomfortable choice

While Christians can find much about the left and the right to dislike, Harris has at least sought to moderate her past progressive stances, while Trump personifies the worst aspects of the right.

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Americans vote in neck and neck race

Voters head to the polls for Election Day

McCarthy says there are no undecided voters: 'That's a myth'

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said undecided voters are a “myth” during an Election Day appearance on Fox News. “I learned that pollings are never right. When election comes, you learn ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Why Were Trump Voters Laughing?

It’s hard to understand why so many people loved the crudest insults.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Trump loses ground with LGBTQ voters

LGBTQ voters shifted away from former President Trump at the polls Tuesday, casting their ballots overwhelmingly for Vice President Harris and in higher numbers than for President Biden in 2020, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Latino voters on why they supported Trump

While a majority of Latinos voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump was backed by a record 46% of Latino voters, even gaining support in Democratic strongholds like New ...

On Social Media, Young Voters Focus on Community

Mutual aid, grass-roots organizing and a belief that people need to take care of each other have been popular topics on social media.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 5 days ago

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