Following her solid victory in the first presidential debate two weeks ago, Democrat Hillary Clinton performed well in the second debate Sunday night, with 53% of those tuning in saying she did the better job, compared with 35% naming Republican Donald Trump. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Trump May Be Finished—But Trumpism Is Just Getting Started
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is on life support after a barrage of damaging personal revelations last week sparked an unprecedented stampede of defections from Republican leaders. But, ironically, if that sequence of events proves the fatal blow to Trump’s tumultuous candidacy, it may help the ideas and animosities powering his […] Read more »
Where Do Clinton And Trump Have The Most Upside?
… Hillary Clinton is favored to win the presidency, perhaps by a lot. Republicans are still favored to hold the House. In other words, after all the madness, the balance of power in Washington post-2016 could look surprisingly similar to that after 2012. Yet beneath the surface, the tectonic plates […] Read more »
Clinton Dominates in Key Philadelphia Suburbs, Bloomberg Poll Finds
Hillary Clinton holds a commanding 9-point lead on Donald Trump in the critical state of Pennsylvania and is trouncing him in the Philadelphia suburbs, where more than 80 percent of voters say they’re bothered by the 2005 video of the Republican nominee bragging about groping women. CONT. John McCormick, Bloomberg […] Read more »
Senate Update: Clinton Is Surging, But Down-Ballot Democrats Are Losing Ground
In recent elections, more and more voters have been choosing candidates from the same party for president and Senate. That trend appeared to be holding true this year too, even with Donald Trump, unusual as he is, on the ballot. So as Hillary Clinton jumped out to a bigger lead […] Read more »
Trump’s Image Slides Among Republicans
Donald Trump’s favorable rating among Republicans dropped from 69% to 64% in the fallout after The Washington Post released a 2005 video in which he made lewd comments about women, and after the second presidential debate on Sunday night. Trump’s unfavorable rating ticked up slightly from 30% to 33%. There […] Read more »