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Minority Turnout Determined the 2012 Election

May 10, 2013, William H. Frey

The Door for Immigration Reform is Open. But How Wide?

November 19, 2012, Neil Ruiz

A New Starting Point for Immigration Reform

November 16, 2012, Audrey Singer

On Election Day, A New American Mainstream

November 8, 2012, William H. Frey

Promoting Infrastructure Investment through Private Activity Bonds

October 25, 2012, Robert Puentes

The 2012 Long Game for the U.S. Economy is Competitiveness

September 6, 2012, Emilia Istrate

A decade from now, I think you'll see [changes in the electoral map due to minority population growth in] Arizona, Texas, and Georgia for sure. You have got to look at the South and West—those are the fast-growing parts of the country—and that's where the minorities are dominating the growth.

August 30, 2012, William H. Frey, Roll Call

[The Asian-American population] is too small to make a difference on their own, but they could be a tipping point [in the 2012 U.S. presidential election]. In certain parts of the country, it’s going to be so close that any group can make a difference one way or the other.

August 19, 2012, William H. Frey, Financial Times

New Data on Obama's Massive Demographic Advantage

July 9, 2012, Ruy Teixeira and William H. Frey

Our analysis confirms that President Obama will derive substantial benefit from shifts in the voter pool between 2008 and 2012, though there is considerable—and sometimes—surprising variation across states.

July 9, 2012, William H. Frey, The New Republic

Will 2012 be the Last Hurrah for Whites?

June 13, 2012

Federalism and Economic Growth

June 4, 2012, Bruce Katz and Benjamin Wittes

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Why Minorities Will Decide the 2012 U.S. Election

May 2012, William H. Frey

What the MetroMonitor Says about the 2012 Election

March 30, 2012, Kenan Fikri and Mark Muro

Web Chat: Investing in Transportation Infrastructure

March 14, 2012, Robert Puentes

Around the Halls: The Republican Primaries and Super Tuesday

March 5, 2012, Gary Burtless, Bill Frenzel, Jonathan Rauch, Audrey Singer, Grover J. "Russ" Whitehurst and Howard Wial

Web Chat: Immigration and the 2012 Election

February 1, 2012, Audrey Singer

State of the Union 2012: Politics and Policy

January 25, 2012

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What the Super Committee Should Say

November 21, 2011

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Around the Halls: The Debt Limit Clock Runs Out

July 29, 2011, William G. Gale, William A. Galston, Bruce Katz, Robert C. Pozen, Jonathan Rauch, Alice M. Rivlin and Isabel V. Sawhill

How We're Doing: An Uneven Recovery at Home and Abroad

May 15, 2011, Alan Berube, Karen Dynan and Domenico Lombardi

Don't Jump to Conclusions About the Census

December 21, 2010, Audrey Singer

Web Chat: Policy Outcomes of the State Elections

November 10, 2010, Amy Liu

How Governors Can Help Foster Economic Growth

September 28, 2010, Bruce Katz

U.S. Midterm Elections: The Emergence of A "Pragmatic Caucus"

September 15, 2010, Bruce Katz