On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, CNN’s Harry Enten sheds light on the 2020 presidential election. Enten analyzes where Joe Biden’s poll numbers stand at this time and compares them to those of previous presidential candidates. It’s always a good time when Enten visits the podcast. Plus, the Supreme […] Read more »
Will ‘Cancel Culture’ Stop Democratic Momentum?
… In the era of Trump, Democrats have become more and more reliant on suburban voters. But, as one Democratic strategist wondered aloud the other day: are Democrats simply renting them until Trump is no longer in office? CONT. Amy Walter, Cook Political Report Read more »
An Unexpected Struggle for Trump: Defining an Elusive Biden
President Trump won the White House in no small part by seizing on Hillary Clinton’s missteps and using them to turn many voters against her. But after three unsteady months, and with the Republican convention six weeks away, Mr. Trump is struggling to define Joseph R. Biden Jr. to similarly […] Read more »
4 poll numbers that could spell doom for Trump and the GOP
We’re less than four months from the 2020 election, and President Trump is in a bad way. A slew of national polls show him losing to Joe Biden by an average of around nine points; swing-state polls almost universally show Biden leading; and worry is growing on the right not […] Read more »
The Polls Weren’t Far off in 2016. They Aren’t Wrong Now, Either.
Over the last few weeks, my political conversations have started to change. They now often lead off with a question like “Can President Trump turn this election around?” or “What would it take for him to win a second term?” That’s quite a shift from just a few months ago, […] Read more »
Trump Is Selling White Grievance. The Suburbs Aren’t Buying It.
… From North Carolina to Pennsylvania to Arizona, interviews this week with more than two dozen suburban voters in critical swing states revealed abhorrence for Mr. Trump’s growing efforts to fuel white resentment with inflammatory rhetoric on race and cultural heritage. The discomfort was palpable even among voters who also […] Read more »