Voters think Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is better suited to handle the issues of the day, expanding his lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida. Biden tops Trump by 9 points, 49-40 percent, in a Fox News survey of Florida registered voters. That’s up from […] Read more »
Flashy primary fights aren’t what get parties to change. Churn is.
On Tuesday night, progressive Democrats in New York claimed another victory in their effort to move the party left by toppling establishment-friendly incumbents, as Jamaal Bowman, who was endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, claimed victory in his primary challenge to longtime Rep. Eliot Engel. … Highly […] Read more »
Black Americans say racism, policing top issues for November, favor Biden by huge margin
Black Americans say racism and police conduct are the most important issues in their choice of candidates for president, are sharply critical of President Trump on both matters and see increasingly high stakes in the outcome of November’s election, a Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds. Former vice president Joe Biden currently […] Read more »
The Sun Belt Spikes Could Be a Disaster for Trump
The wildfire of coronavirus cases burning through the Sun Belt’s largest cities and suburbs could accelerate their movement away from President Donald Trump and the GOP—a dynamic with the potential to tip the balance in national elections not only in 2020, but for years to come. Until the 2016 election, […] Read more »
Trump now trails significantly in 2016’s most pivotal state
As we’ve watched former Vice President Joe Biden’s national lead over President Donald Trump grow, the question was whether we would see it reflected in state polls. We can now answer that question in the affirmative. We still have over four months to go, so there’s time for things to […] Read more »
In Poll, Trump Falls Far Behind Biden in Six Key Battleground States
President Trump has lost significant ground in the six battleground states that clinched his Electoral College victory in 2016, according to New York Times/Siena College surveys, with Joseph R. Biden Jr. opening double-digit leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Mr. Trump’s once-commanding advantage among white voters has nearly vanished, a […] Read more »