Bernie Sanders ran for president in 2016. He lost, but his run inspired a movement to continue his “political revolution.” … The 2022 congressional primaries recently ended. About 70 Sanders-style progressives ran, fewer than in previous years. Seven won primaries in strongly Democratic districts. However, only one defeated a Democratic […] Read more »
Ticket-splitting voters were going extinct. Now they may decide 2022’s biggest races.
Ticket-splitters are back, and they’re playing a starring role in the chaotic 2022 campaign. In battleground states from Georgia to New Hampshire to Ohio, a potentially decisive slice of voters tell pollsters they’re supporting a Democrat for one high-profile office and a Republican for another. Nowhere is the dynamic clearer […] Read more »
Alaska’s Special House Race Stunned America. Here’s What November Could Bring.
… As more and more jurisdictions consider ranked choice voting — and as the discussion over how to temper political polarization nationwide remains unresolved — many political observers have wondered whether Alaska is a state that might point the way to a more moderate, more nuanced way of doing politics. […] Read more »
Maryland: Wes Moore leads Dan Cox in Gov. race by 2-to-1 margin, Post-UMD poll finds
Maryland Democrat and political newcomer Wes Moore holds a 32-percentage-point lead over Donald Trump-aligned Republican Dan Cox in the governor’s race five weeks before Election Day, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds. Moore, a veteran and best-selling author, appears to have consolidated support among the Democrats who make up […] Read more »
The polls and polling with Anna Greenberg
Norm Ornstein and Kavita Patel talk with Anna Greenberg of GQR about the polls headed into the midterms and the broader conversation around the value of public polling in our extremely partisan environment. Words Matter Podcast The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful […] Read more »
Half of Public Has Heard Little or Nothing About the New COVID-19 Booster Aimed at Omicron
Less than a month after the Food and Drug Administration authorized new COVID-19 booster shots that target both the omicron and original strains, public awareness is modest, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds. Half the public says they’ve heard either “a lot” (17%) or “some” (33%) about the […] Read more »