The path to winning the Democratic Party primary runs through California and its sizable Latino electorate. With 495 delegates at stake, the Golden State will be one of the most coveted prizes in this primary election. Among the Democratic Party hopefuls, one candidate, Bernie Sanders, has invested serious time and […] Read more »
The Vape Debate
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, polls and the debate over vaping. Lots of poll numbers are being tossed around to support arguments for and against the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. We sort out the quality surveys from the bad. Then, it’s a taboo topic around […] Read more »
Approval ratings and vote shares
A few weeks ago, Greg Koger examined Donald Trump’s approval rating by state and foresaw a difficult reelection effort for the President. Trump, Greg noted, had negative net approval in 30 states, and he didn’t have an easy path for even getting back to his slender victory margins in 2016. […] Read more »
‘Public Option’ Draws Voters Unsure About ‘Medicare for All’
… A decade ago, the issue created such deep internal divisions among Senate Democrats that they ultimately dropped the idea from their bill, even though the public option was strongly favored by many liberals and a majority of House Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But now, with two of the […] Read more »
Growing number of Iowa Dems think Warren and Sanders are too far left
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver discusses the moderate candidates’ rise in the polls on “This Week.” This Week, ABC News Read more »
Three reasons Biden might keep deep African-American support
For Joe Biden, the Southern states that come after the earliest Democratic nominating contests are seen as something of a firewall. Even if the former vice president struggles early, primaries in states such as South Carolina, which follows close on the heels of New Hampshire, have sizable African-American populations and […] Read more »