Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the prohibitive frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. It’s not just that he had more people cast a ballot for him in each of the first three contests. It’s how Sanders is doing it compared to his last run in 2016. Sanders is putting […] Read more »
Texas Democratic Primary Election 2020 Survey
With all eyes on Super Tuesday on March 3, Texas is a critical state in the determination of the Democratic presidential nominee for 2020. To explore the opinions of likely Democratic primary voters in Texas, the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs conducted an online survey to determine […] Read more »
If Democrats Aren’t Terrified of Bernie, They’re Not Paying Attention
… At the heart of Sanders’s campaign is a hard-core socialist vanguard which is indifferent to the Democratic Party except as a potential vessel for the Bernie revolution. Their calculation is perfectly rational. Even if Sanders is likely to lose, the small chance of success is worth the risk to […] Read more »
Support for Congressional Incumbents Is Highest Since 2012
Most Americans (59%) say the U.S. representative in their local congressional district deserves to be reelected, and 35% say the same for most members of Congress. Both figures are the highest seen since 2012 and are on the high end of what Gallup has recorded over the past decade. Still, […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders, powered by diverse liberal coalition, forces a reckoning for Democrats
Bernie Sanders has seized a commanding position in the Democratic presidential race, building a diverse coalition that is driving his liberal movement toward the cusp of a takeover of a major political party. … The Sanders insurgency is the culmination of grievances that have simmered for the past decade among […] Read more »
Trump’s 2020 position is improving
… The Democratic presidential primary is holding most of the attention in the electoral world right now. Democratic primary voters desperately want to beat Trump. The latest data shows, however, that defeating the President won’t be easy. Trump’s approval rating is going up at the right time. As I noted […] Read more »