As many Democratic Party supporters and power brokers wait to see whether former Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2020 presidential race, recent Gallup polling indicates that he would be a formidable candidate, given Americans’ positive image of him. Currently, 56% of Americans have a favorable opinion about Biden. […] Read more »
Don’t Sell Biden’s Vice Presidential Experience Short
Some pundits have emphasized Vice President Joe Biden’s lack of success in prior presidential races in assessing his strength as a presidential candidate this cycle. In arguing that Biden should not throw his hat into the ring, Julian Zelizer, the prominent Princeton University history professor, recently argued that Democrats had […] Read more »
NY Democrats Back Weed Legalization and Biden for 2020
More than half of New York Democrats say they prefer a presidential nominee who is more progressive than moderate, with the majority of New Yorkers not backing a hometown candidate for president in 2020, an exclusive new NBC 4 New York/Marist poll reveals. CONT. NBC 4 New York Read more »
Unpacking the Democrats’ jam-packed primary
Congressional infighting. Internal clashes over policy. Primary threats. A candidate field the size of a small village and a set of party rules that may or may not yield a fair process. The Democrats’ 2020 presidential primary season has officially begun. CONT. David Winston, Roll Call Read more »
Early polling suggests 2020 will be about Trump. That’s bad news for him.
President Donald Trump was able to win the White House in 2016 despite being the least liked major party nominee in history. Today, more people continue to dislike than like Trump. If Trump’s popularity ratings remain low, the question is whether he can repeat his 2016 feat. New polling suggests […] Read more »
‘Somebody else’ would beat Donald Trump in Texas, but just barely, says UT/TT Poll
A slight majority of Texas voters would choose someone other than Donald Trump in a presidential race held right now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. While 45 percent said they would “definitely vote for someone else,” 39 percent said they would “definitely vote to re-elect Donald […] Read more »