For the small share of voters who might still be up for grabs in 2020, Joe Biden may seem “old,” “inconsistent” and like a “slightly uncool uncle.” But for those who have also been repelled by the personal behavior of the White House incumbent, Biden has one other key trait: […] Read more »
New Senate map shows Republicans are increasingly vulnerable
Amid the constant political chaos of 2020, there have been a few consistencies. One of them has been a growing Democratic advantage in this fall’s congressional races, particularly the Senate. For Democrats, the potential for pickups is growing and affecting some places where a tight general election race is not […] Read more »
First polls since Trump’s positive test
The news is changing so quickly that even new polls seem woefully out of date. At this point, we’ve seen enough to say that the first presidential debate seemed to change the race slightly. But now the question is where things stand after the announcement early Friday of President Trump’s […] Read more »
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on […] Read more »
Trump and Biden even in Ohio, as Biden leads in Pennsylvania — Battleground Tracker poll
In an election held during a pandemic, partisan voters in two key battlegrounds continue to divide over casting ballots by mail versus in person. In Pennsylvania, where more than 2 million have requested mail ballots, most Democrats say they’ll vote by mail, while Republicans overwhelmingly say they’ll vote in person. […] Read more »
Biden’s national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll
Joe Biden’s national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday’s presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The poll was conducted in the two days after the unruly […] Read more »