… Trump is now positioned to run for a second term less as a transformational figure continuing his project to remake American politics and society than as a defender of the status quo against what will no doubt be characterized as a radical socialist alternative. If he loses, it will […] Read more »
USC Dornsife/L.A. Times poll shows Joe Biden leading the 2020 Democratic field
With months to go until the Iowa caucuses begin to winnow the field, former Vice President Joe Biden is leading by 10 points among Americans intending to vote in their state’s Democratic presidential primary or caucus at this time, according to the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. The probability-based […] Read more »
How to Cover 2020: Assume Nothing and Beware of Twitter
Journalists have no idea how the 2020 election will play out. And that’s a good thing. Some of the country’s top political journalists came together last week for a gathering convened by the strategist David Axelrod, to talk about how to cover the presidential race in a way that won’t […] Read more »
Why Trump attacks: He knows he can’t win a referendum election in 2020
It’s easy to see President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar as an exercise in rousing up the Republican base. It is — but I would argue it’s more than just that from a political angle. One of Trump’s latest tweets, in which he tries to tie Omar […] Read more »
Poll Hub: CNN’s Harry Enten Weighs In on the 2020 Democratic Contest
He’s one of Poll Hub’s favorite guests. Harry Enten, Senior Writer and Analyst for CNN Politics, is back on the podcast this week to discuss all things 2020. From the indicators he’s tracking to assess the Democratic primary field to the polls, prognosticators, and the unique impact social media is […] Read more »
Can Bernie Sanders really win over Trump voters?
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) walked onstage here Friday under a gray sky with occasional specks of snow and launched into a full-on attack against President Trump, labeling him a “pathological liar” in a state that was key to Trump’s victory in 2016. He repeated the epithet Saturday at a union […] Read more »