Immigration is likely going to be a major topic in the 2020 election. From issuing a travel ban on many majority-Muslim countries to shutting down the government while seeking funding for a border wall, President Trump has made immigration perhaps the central defining issue of his presidency. And Democrats have […] Read more »
Biden Is Way Out In Front. Second Place Is Anyone’s Guess.
Last week, when he launched his presidential campaign, I made the case for why Joe Biden is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. This week, with the release of several new polls, that case has become clearer. Four national polls released on Tuesday all showed Biden’s support significantly higher than […] Read more »
Let’s hope it’s not just the economy
Last week, one of my very smart, and very distinguished, colleagues told The Washington Post in no uncertain terms that the 2020 “election is going to be about the economy.” Unless something changes dramatically, Democrats better hope my friend is wrong, because that’s an election we will likely lose. … […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders will be tested in 2020 as he never was in 2016
Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg signaled the start of a new political era for Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the front-runners for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, with five crisp words. With those five words during last week’s CNN town hall marathon — “No, I don’t think so” — the South […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Biden solidifies front-runner status with post-announcement bump
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates. A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after Biden’s announcement on Thursday shows 39% of voters who are […] Read more »
More signs that Trump may not get a significant political boost from the economy
… For months, the standing assumption has been that the still-strong economy would be a boon to Trump. Conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt made that case here at The Washington Post over the weekend, arguing that Trump was a lock for a second term simply because the economy was so good. […] Read more »