Former Vice President Joe Biden remains Democratic primary voters’ preferred presidential candidate, as a Fox News Poll released Sunday shows more think he is capable of beating President Trump than feel that way about any of his main competitors — and he performs best in potential 2020 matchups. CONT. Dana […] Read more »
Will UK provide light bulb moment for US Democrats?
For the most part American politics exists in its own bubble with its own preoccupations. But every now and then something that happens in a foreign country intrudes. And pokes its nose in. Big time. The 12 December 2019 UK General Election might be such a moment for the US […] Read more »
Representative Jeff Van Drew, Anti-Impeachment Democrat, Plans to Switch Parties
Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a moderate Democrat who is among his party’s staunchest opponents of impeaching President Trump, told aides on Saturday that he is planning to switch parties and declare himself a Republican as soon as next week, just as the House is casting its historic […] Read more »
Trump, allies target vulnerable Democrats ahead of House impeachment vote
With the House on course to vote on the impeachment of President Trump next week, Trump and his allies have trained their sights on the Democrats who represent districts that supported the president in 2016. As public opinion on Trump’s impeachment remains splintered and mostly stagnant, more than half of […] Read more »
Amid adversity and missteps, Biden’s resilience has been one theme of 2019
For most of the year, former vice president Joe Biden has often been described in negative terms. It has been said he is not as sharp as he should be or once was; that he is well liked but can’t excite the base of the new Democratic Party; that his […] Read more »
What Makes Our New 2020 Democratic Primary Polling Averages Different
Does the world really need another polling average? Well, sure. Actually, we think having a variety of polling averages matters a lot in the presidential primaries — and the one you look at can change how you view the race. So we’ve just launched our national polling average for the […] Read more »