In the end, the most influential politician of 2020 may be the one who has been the most silent. With Bernie Sanders exiting the race and Joe Biden taking on the mantle of presumptive nominee, the man who hovered quietly over the race for more than a year, Barack Obama, […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden and Trump now tied in race for White House
The presidential race has tightened. Joe Biden’s recent nine-point edge over Donald Trump has evaporated. According to a new Fox News Poll of registered voters, the incumbent president and presumed Democratic nominee now tie with 42 percent support apiece. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Biden leads Trump in national head-to-head matchup
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Biden leads Trump 53% to 42% among registered voters, roughly steady from CNN’s poll in early March. CONT. Grace Sparks, […] Read more »
Five reasons Bernie Sanders lost
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his bid for the 2020 Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Wednesday. Not only did he lose a second time in a row, but he actually ended up with less support. There are many reasons Sanders fell short to Joe Biden. Here are five of them. […] Read more »
Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus
President Trump and his Republican allies are launching an aggressive strategy to fight what many of the administration’s own health officials view as one of the most effective ways to make voting safer amid the deadly spread of Covid-19: the expanded use of mail-in ballots. … The new political effort […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Suspends His Campaign For President
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign for president of the United States. In this emergency installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why he lost, why he decided to drop out when he did and what his role in American politics will be […] Read more »