The trips this week to Kenosha, Wis., by President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. laid bare the political bets both presidential candidates are making about how voters will respond to the scenes of unrest playing out in some American cities. …
For pollsters, who use straightforward questions to take a read on the national mood, this moment presents a challenge. How can they ask questions that drive to the heart of the debate, when neither side can even agree on its terms?
In recent weeks the standard wordings have felt insufficient, and polling firms have adjusted the questions they’re asking. CONT.
Giovanni Russonello, New York Times