With caucus and primary season around the corner, it’s only a matter of time until candidates shift gears and begin expanding their campaigns in battleground states. Come November, voters in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin will play a critical role in determining what party will take the White […] Read more »
Joe Biden’s Poll Numbers Are Steady, but Are They Immovable?
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential campaign has been defined by what it’s not as much as by what it is. He hasn’t made waves with big-ticket policy proposals, and he has mostly avoided skirmishing with his Democratic rivals. And so, nine months into his campaign, Mr. Biden […] Read more »
Latino Democratic voters place high importance on 2020 presidential election
As the first 2020 primaries and caucuses near, the vast majority of Latino registered voters who are Democrats or lean toward the party see the 2020 presidential election results as of particular importance, and over half have a good or excellent impression of their own party’s candidates, according to a […] Read more »
They ‘Would Love to See a Woman in Office,’ but It’s Not Priority No. 1
… Since Donald J. Trump took office, women have emerged as the backbone of the Democratic Party, leading protests, creating new political organizations and running for office. A record number of women are serving in Congress, and the #MeToo movement has raised awareness of sexual assault and gender bias. Saturday […] Read more »
Sanders and Biden Vie for the African American Vote
As the Democratic primary contest heats up, African American voters will be key in determining who the nominee will be and their relative chances at taking the White House in 2020. A deeper dive of the preferences of this voting group gives us a better understanding of how the Democratic […] Read more »
New Figures Show Billionaire Candidates Spending Big, With Little Return
The candidates in the top 1% have accounted for about 78% of the ad spending in the presidential race so far, according to new numbers. The two self-funding billionaires in the Democratic primary, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and activist business executive Tom Steyer, have spent the most […] Read more »