On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, the post-debate polls! Two weeks beyond the first round of Democratic primary debates and about two weeks to go until the second, we assess the crowded poll landscape and analyze what the polls mean (and don’t) for the 2020 primary contest. […] Read more »
How Durable Is Biden’s ‘Electability’ Message?
For months now, we’ve talked about the pragmatism of Democratic primary voters. It’s not ideology, policy or programs that are motivating vote choice in 2020, instead it is perceived electability. And, of course, the biggest beneficiary of this framing of the contest is Vice President Biden. Despite his age and […] Read more »
Medicare for All is a political loser
The debate among the Democratic presidential candidates about universal health coverage calls to mind a couple of political truths. First, most things that sound too good to be true are, in fact, not true. Second, if you want to take away a public benefit, you’d better have a good replacement […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden holds commanding lead among South Carolina Democrats
South Carolina Democratic primary voters, more than half of whom are expected to be African American, say former Vice President Joe Biden is the best candidate to handle racial issues. Even among black voters, he bests California Sen. Kamala Harris, who pressed Biden on the issue during the first Democratic […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll: Biden, Warren top 2020 Democratic field
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., lead the Democratic presidential field, according to the national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll’s opening measure of the 2020 horse race. Biden gets the support of 26 percent of voters who say they will participate in next year’s Democratic primaries […] Read more »
What Attributes Do Democratic Primary Voters Value?
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve been following the Democratic primary far more closely than most of the country—and even most of the people who will eventually vote in the primary. With still over two hundred days until the Iowa caucuses, most voters have not decided who they will […] Read more »