Sixty percent of Americans say President Donald Trump has been dishonest in the Russia investigation, while only a third believe the report by special counsel Robert Mueller clears the president of wrongdoing. Still, the public remains divided on impeaching Trump, with nearly half of respondents opposing holding impeachment hearings, and […] Read more »
Majority of Democrats want candidate who will unite the country, CBS News poll analysis finds
Amid a crowded field of 2020 presidential candidates vying to be the Democratic nominee, CBS News surveyed Democrats nationwide to gauge what characteristics are important to them in a Democratic candidate. Most Democratic voters have a desire for someone who is hopeful about the future of the county and will […] Read more »
Is Biden a weak 2020 frontrunner? Here’s what the polls tell us
How does Biden look at this point in the race compared to other early front-runners of the past? Steve Kornacki breaks it all down at the big board. MSNBC Recent polls: Democratic presidential preference Read more »
Men Invented ‘Likability.’ Guess Who Benefits.
If the supposedly unlikable Hillary Clinton didn’t break the highest, hardest glass ceiling in 2016, she made enough cracks in it to encourage others to try again: Six women are competing for the Democratic nomination today. But guess what? We don’t seem to like them either. … Likability: It is […] Read more »
Democrats and the ‘electability’ trap. Can anyone define what it means?
“Electability” is the watchword among many Democrats this spring as they begin to evaluate the ever-growing field of candidates for their party’s presidential nomination. The question of who can beat President Trump weighs heavily in voters’ assessments. But is that the real measure that produces presidents? Electability is an elusive […] Read more »
A gay president? The majority of Americans believe the country isn’t ready
… A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that 70% of voters (including 86% of Democrats and independents who lean Democratic) say they are open to electing a gay president. The same poll also discovered, however, that only 36% of voters (including 40% of Democrats and independents who lean Democratic) think […] Read more »