If you are unlucky enough to live in one of the dozen or so states where the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are duking it out on the airwaves, you’ve probably already had your fill of political ads. Hang on, there are less than […] Read more »
A strong day for Biden in the battlegrounds
This is around the time when convention bounces start to diminish. It’s still too soon to say whether President Trump’s bounce will fade or endure, but Tuesday was arguably Joe Biden’s best day of state polls since the Republican National Convention. CONT. Nate Cohn, New York Times The OPINION TODAY email […] Read more »
A majority of Asian Americans surveyed planned to vote for Biden
Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the country, and the group exhibited record levels of turnout in 2018 for midterm elections. Enthusiasm levels are high as we approach the November 2020 Presidential elections as well. Asian Americans constitute a critical mass in several competitive states, including Arizona, […] Read more »
CNN polls: North Carolina a tight race, while Biden leads in Wisconsin
The race for the presidency is near even in North Carolina and Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds a lead over President Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in the battleground states. Among likely voters in North Carolina, 49% support Biden, 46% Trump. In Wisconsin, […] Read more »
IOP Pollster Della Volpe Takes Leave to Advise Biden Campaign
John Della Volpe, who has steered the Harvard Institute of Politics’s polling initiatives for the last 20 years, is taking leave from his main role at the IOP in order to consult for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign. CONT. Jasper G. Goodman, Harvard Crimson The OPINION TODAY […] Read more »
Why the stability of the 2020 race promises more volatility ahead
In a presidency of unprecedented disruption and turmoil, Donald Trump’s support has remained remarkably stable. That stability, paradoxically, points toward years of rising turbulence in American politics and life. … The durability of both support and opposition to Trump shows how the motivation for voters’ choices is shifting from transitory […] Read more »