June 10, 2022
Beat of the Week
(Honorable Mention)
Data reporting shows partisan strategy in US primary voting
relied on voting data available to the AP to demonstrate how some Democrats were voting in Republican primaries in an effort to block candidates backed by former President Donald Trump.National political reporter Peoples and data journalist Kessler had found that an unusually high number of people who voted in Georgiaâs 2020 Democratic primary cast ballots in this yearâs GOP primary. The pair learned that some Democrats were so worried an election denier backed by Trump could become secretary of state and ultimately run Georgiaâs elections, they decided to cross party lines in the primary to support incumbent Brad Raffensperger, who famously resisted Trumpâs pressure to overturn the 2020 election results.The result is a perfect blend of traditional political reporting and data analysis that tells a broader story about unusual decisions voters are making in an effort to protect democracy in the U.S.Read more