Americans are facing the 2020 presidential election with a dominant feeling: Dread. A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found a sharply divided country that views next year’s presidential campaign as a sobering test of the fundamental values of the United States. A majority of those on both sides called the […] Read more »
We Aren’t Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is
On Feb. 24, 2016, after winning the Nevada caucuses, Donald Trump told supporters in Las Vegas, “I love the poorly educated.” Technically, he should have said “I love poorly educated white people,” but his point was well taken. We have been talking about this since Trump came down that escalator […] Read more »
Statement regarding this week’s Monmouth Poll
Statement from Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Poll, regarding this week’s Democratic presidential primary poll: Monmouth U. Polling Institute Read more »
The key states at play in the 2020 election
David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report joins Morning Joe to discuss the key states at play in the 2020 presidential election and the struggle a Democratic presidential candidate may face in grabbing critical electoral votes. Morning Joe, MSNBC Read more »
Bernie Sanders’ new climate plan asks Democrats: Do you want a revolution or not?
The massive scope and cost of Bernie Sanders’ new “Green New Deal” plan to confront climate change encapsulates both the potential appeal and limits of the Vermont senator’s uncompromising presidential campaign. The $16.3 trillion, 10-year climate plan he released last week envisions a rapid and comprehensive transformation of a key […] Read more »
The Winnowing Begins
In the past few weeks, Rep. Seth Moulton, Gov. Jay Inslee and former Gov. John Hickenlooper have dropped out of the presidential race, with Hickenlooper declaring that he will run for U.S. Senate. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses what the early dropouts teach us […] Read more »