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31% of eligible voters on Election Day will be Hispanic, black, Asian or some other minority.

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February 04, 2016 Follow us:     Most Americans Say Government Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Middle Class At a time when the middle class in the U.S. is losing ground, most Americans say the federal government provides too little help to this segment of society. Neither political party is widely viewed as supportive of the middle class. read more > Fact Tank: What Americans Say It Takes to Be Middle Class Republicans Prefer Blunt Talk About Islamic Extremism, Democrats Favor Caution Seven-in-ten Democrats say the next president should be careful not to criticize Islam as a whole when speaking about Islamic extremists, while 65% of Republicans say the next president should speak bluntly. read more > The 2016 Presidential Campaign – a News Event That’s Hard to Miss About nine-in-ten Americans learn about the election in a given week, but they are divided over the most helpful type of source. read more > Fact Tank: Contentious Republican Debates Lure Many Democrats to Tune In Fact Tank Follow @facttank Contested presidential conventions, and why parties try to avoid them There hasn't been a seriously contested convention in decades, and history helps explain why: Presidential candidates who needed multiple ballots to get nominated usually didn't win. read more > Homeland Security produces first estimate of foreign visitors to U.S. who overstay deadline to leave 2016 electorate will be the most diverse in U.S. history More Americans using smartphones for getting directions, streaming TV Quoted I'm struck by the finding that 25 percent of the public thinks at least half the Muslims in the U.S. are anti-American. Besheer Mohamed Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center Americans’ views on Islam, Muslims divide by party lines (Religion News Service)