No Republican has ever won a presidential election without taking Ohio, and Donald J. Trump carried it with ease in 2016, performing strongly with white voters in almost every demographic. If he doesn’t capture the state in November, it’s hard to see him winning the election — but the polling […] Read more »
Battleground State Focus Group of Persuadable Voters
One of the biggest questions about the upcoming presidential election is how many voters are really undecided. How many Trump supporters or Biden supporters are actually persuadable – how many are really open to picking the other guy. And more importantly, why? So, we put together a focus group of […] Read more »
Could Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Influence The Race?
Only 31 days until the election. The pace is relentless. First Trump’s tax returns came to light; the nation witnessed a presidential debate more like a MMA cage match than a gentlemanly conversion; and Trump tested positive for COVID. Wow, what a week! Any one of these facts could have […] Read more »
Before I Vote For You, I First Want To Like You
At the difficult art of winning highly competitive elections, former U.S. Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine — who never lost one — was very good indeed. … An engaging man with an earned reputation for working across Washington’s partisan divide, Cohen offered this astute advice for electoral success: “I don’t care […] Read more »
Trump’s Illness Makes It Clear: This Election Was Always About the Virus
The 2020 election was always going to end like this. Perhaps not precisely like this. Perhaps not with the president and the first lady contracting the coronavirus, along with the head of the Republican National Committee and members of the White House staff. Perhaps not with the campaign calendar thrown […] Read more »
Most Cuban American voters identify as Republican in 2020
Unlike other Hispanic registered voters in the United States, most Cuban Americans identify as Republican – a pattern that could have electoral implications as President Donald Trump seeks to recapture the important swing state of Florida this year. Nationwide, 58% of Cuban registered voters say they affiliate with or lean […] Read more »