A wide advantage in perceived electability boosts Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he lags in having new ideas, is challenged by Bernie Sanders and faces a debate-energized Kamala Harris in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. In current preferences, 29% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning […] Read more »
The Trailer: An exclusive poll on how the debates changed the primary
… We know that the first Democratic debate changed the trajectory of the presidential primary. What we’re still trying to figure out is how much it changed the race, and why. For that, The Trailer worked with YouGov Blue and Data for Progress, a liberal advocacy group that has not […] Read more »
Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Bernie Sanders suffers after debate
The first Democratic debate reshaped the presidential field in Iowa as support surged for California Sen. Kamala Harris, undercutting the standing of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and raising questions about the solidity of former Vice President Joe Biden’s front-runner status. In a new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll, Biden continues to […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders 2020 is in big trouble
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is in trouble. While much of the attention in post-debate polling has focused on the drop of former Vice President Joe Biden, Sanders’ polling looks far worse. Sanders’ Iowa and national polls are quite weak for someone with near universal name recognition. CONT. Harry […] Read more »
Who has the best shot at beating Trump? Who knows?
The difficult choice facing Democratic primary voters looks even more inscrutable after last week’s first round of party presidential debates. Nothing matters more to Democratic voters than picking a nominee with the best chance of beating President Donald Trump, who many party activists consider an existential threat to their values […] Read more »
Madam President? Five Candidates on What It Will Take to Shatter the Most Stubborn Glass Ceiling
… While each has so far trailed the leading male candidates—Warren and Senator Kamala Harris poll closest to the top of this group—collectively they have smashed our stubborn assumptions about powerful women and permanently changed our notion of what a presidential election looks like. For the first time, multiple women […] Read more »