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Sean McElwee

Sean McElwee

Sean McElwee is a research assistant at Demos. He’s on Twitter at @seanmcelwee.

Latest articles by Sean McElwee

Politics
There’s powerful evidence that racial attitudes drive Tea Party supportThere’s powerful evidence that racial attitudes drive Tea Party support
Politics

Polls show attitudes about race impact political opinion.

By Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel
Politics
One big reason Congress ignores the poor: they don’t voteOne big reason Congress ignores the poor: they don’t vote
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Politics

But the rich do.

By Sean McElwee
Poverty
The 1% are more likely to vote than the poor or the middle class, and it matters — a lotThe 1% are more likely to vote than the poor or the middle class, and it matters — a lot
Poverty

The political system is systematically skewed by the class bias in voting behavior.

By Sean McElwee
Social Policy
5 reasons politics doesn’t fix inequality5 reasons politics doesn’t fix inequality
Social Policy

It’s much more complicated than a lack of information

By Sean McElwee

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