… Until this past week, the 2020 field has generally tried to ignore the president’s incendiary language — talking about it, the thinking goes, only gives him more power. Instead, candidates have preferred to discuss policies, making the case for themselves by advocating changes in the criminal justice system or […] Read more »
CBS News/YouGov Battleground Tracker poll: Biden, Warren, Harris and Sanders top 2020 field
Joe Biden continues to be the first choice among Democratic voters across the 2020 primary states holding contests through Super Tuesday. However, rivals Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are gaining on him and have seen increases in the number of voters at least considering them, suggesting they could have more […] Read more »
NBC News|SurveyMonkey poll of the South: Voters’ support for Trump grows
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings in the South have ticked upward, with 54 percent of voters giving a thumbs-up to the way he’s handling his job, according to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey online poll. CONT. Dareh Gregorian, NBC News Read more »
Trump, the Economy & Wisconsin
Assorted details of the Badger State ahead of 2020 Trump approval by economic outlook by region in Wisconsin. Pooling 2018–19 data. Positive economic outlook helps approval a lot, though some 18% who expect economy to improve still disapprove. For those expecting stable economy, net negative approval, and very negative among […] Read more »
Early 2020 polls versus fundraising: Which matter more?
Nate Silver analyzes the significance of fundraising in the Democratic primary. ABC News Read more »
The Detroit debate: Is there any candidate who doesn’t have something at risk?
The second Democratic presidential debate will take place in just more than a week, this time in Detroit. After what transpired in Miami, almost every candidate has something to prove. CNN, which will host the two nights of debate, found a smart system to assure relative balance between upper- and […] Read more »