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Discrimination is common nationwide—and even more so for Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian Minnesotans
Discrimination is common nationwide—and even more so for Black, Indigenous, Latinx and Asian Minnesotans

Minnesota is home to some of the nation’s worst race-based disparities in employment and homeownership—and it is where George Floyd was murdered at the hands of police, sparking a national reckoning. Could that be because discrimination is worse in Minnesota? According to one recent survey the answer is: Quite possibly, yes.

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Craig HelmstetterSurveys, disparities, discrimination, race, Asian Americans, Indigenous, Black Americans, Latinx Americans, Housing, Police, Employment, Public opinion
2020 presidential political polls: a preliminary postmortem
2020 presidential political polls: a preliminary postmortem

How did the 2020 Presidential political polls do in estimating votes for Biden and Trump? Here's an preliminary analysis of what went wrong and right with polls. Most polls accurately reflected the outcomes, even if the margin between the candidates was over-estimated. Polling in some states was better than in others. The polls generally did a better job estimating support for Biden than Trump.

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Craig HelmstetterPolitics, Elections, Surveys, Polling, Trump, Biden