A new Monmouth University poll of New Jersey’s potential Democratic primary voters finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads the Democratic presidential primary race with 26%. He’s followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 20%, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 18% and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker at 9%. […] Read more »
On The Many Gulfs In Climate Coverage
… Leah Stokes, a professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara studying public opinion and climate change, has research showing that congressional staff don’t have a handle on what constituents truly want. One of her team’s major findings is that aides who tended to meet more often with […] Read more »
Young Voters Still ‘Feel the Bern,’ but Not Just for Bernie Sanders Anymore
… Last time around, Mr. Sanders’s rants against the elite and promises of free college tuition endeared him to legions of young fans. It also helped that Mr. Sanders — 74 at the time, with unruly white hair and an old-school Brooklyn accent — was both decidedly uncool and new […] Read more »
Young Black Voters to Their Biden-Supporting Parents: ‘Is This Your King?’
… If Mr. Biden, 76, is going to win the Democratic nomination, it is likely to be because of the support of older black voters, a key constituency for the party and one that polls show is overwhelmingly supportive of the former vice president’s candidacy. But if he is to […] Read more »
Sanders, Biden lead field of five candidates in double digits with Latino support
Bernie Sanders’ hoarse voice during the third Democratic debate in Houston did not prevent his message from attracting Latinos registered to vote in 2020. A national poll by Univision News, after the debate, found that the senator is now favored among Hispanic registered voters by two points (in a virtual […] Read more »
The Challenges Ahead for Warren
In June, I wrote a column asking if Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who was starting to pick up steam after a disappointing debut in early 2019, could continue her rise up the ranks of the 2020 Democratic contenders. The answer to that, clearly, is yes. The next question is what it […] Read more »