At this point in the 1992 election cycle, George H.W. Bush’s approval rating was over 80 percent. A little more than a year later, he trailed the independent candidate Ross Perot in national polls. So it is probably premature to confidently assess whether there’s an opening for Howard Schultz, a […] Read more »
What do Democrats want in a president?
Democrats have a hoard of hopefuls aiming for their party’s 2020 nomination, so what qualities and characteristics are Democratic primary voters and caucus attendees likely to value? Electability is certainly a factor, but what makes a potential nominee electable? I’ll save the all-important ideology question — does the party need […] Read more »
Democrats’ 2020 presidential contest is wide open as danger mounts for Trump
Amid new signs of danger for President Trump’s reelection hopes, the opposition race to replace him is wide open, with most Democratic voters not able to name their favorite candidate, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. … The lack of commitment on the Democratic side comes as Trump […] Read more »
Welcome to 2020: Obstacles for Trump, and a wide-open Democratic race
A third of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents oppose President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination to a second term and 56 percent of all adults said they wouldn’t consider voting for him — two hurdles in his quest for re-election next year. But a potentially crowded Democratic field shows no […] Read more »
Trump campaign says president bolstered by shutdown
President Donald Trump’s political team has concluded that shutting down the government hasn’t damaged his 2020 prospects — if anything, they’re convinced it’s bolstered his standing in key electoral battlegrounds. Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale commissioned a survey taken during the final days of the shutdown that was conducted by […] Read more »
Howard Schultz’s Venti-Size Disaster
What, exactly, explains why a billionaire former CEO of a coffee chain thinks he can launch an independent run for president in 2020? … Schultz does not need to be nearly as popular as Perot to prove a disaster for Democrats. Even with a tiny share of a state’s vote, […] Read more »