One of the big fault-lines in last week’s Democratic debates was whether there should be private insurance to compete with a government health care plan. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren believed there shouldn’t be. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg said that there should be a “public option” and private insurance. […] Read more »
The Democratic Primary Field Is Not as Wide Open as It Seems
How can we determine who’s winning the Democratic presidential nomination for 2020? Based on prior nomination cycles, there are quite a few indicators we can use. Polling is an obviously popular one, although is not always very predictive this far out. Endorsements can be useful. The preferences of party activists […] Read more »
The Verdict On The Debates
Last Thursday was an eventful day. It included the second round in the first set of Democratic debates and a Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering. So in this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how Democratic primary voters’ views of the candidates have evolved since Thursday […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates
Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren have made steep gains after the first Democratic presidential debate, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS shows, with former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead over the field shrinking to a narrow 5 points. The results indicate a significant tightening in the race for […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren gain following Democratic debates
Among Democratic voters who said they watched or followed news coverage of the Democratic presidential debates, a large plurality (41%) thought Kamala Harris did the best job, according to a June 28-30 national CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Elizabeth Warren’s debate performance was seen as best by 13%; 10% said […] Read more »
The GenderAvenger Screen Time Index for NBC’s Democratic Presidential Debates
By all accounts, Thursday was Kamala Harris’ night. However, Biden (18.5 min) and Sanders (15 min) both had more individual and shared screen time than she did (12.3 min). This data shows how long candidates were on screen, whether they were speaking or not. Viewers may interpret who dominates screen […] Read more »