Politics

We often hear a candidate is leading, trailing, or the race is tied. This is based on “horse race” polling, which estimates how much support candidates have, based on how people answer surveys leading up to an election. But accurately measuring the horse race is wicked hard for a few reasons.

In the 10 years that we have asked this question, Americans overall have consistently been more likely to say their side is losing than to say it’s winning.

When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy. The post Where in the world are people proud of their nation’s politics and economy, and why? appeared first on Pew Research Center.