Young or old? Female or male? White, black or Latino? The first stage of the 2020 presidential campaign — the jockeying stage — is underway, and Democrats are trying to figure out who the ideal candidate is. They’re asking the wrong questions, though. Demographic identity matters much less than people […] Read more »
Poll Hub: The President & the Polls
In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Ron Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst & Atlantic Media’s Senior Editor, joins the conversation. On tap this week is a deep dive into the latest national NPR/PBS NewsHour Marist Poll. Why hasn’t President Donald Trump’s approval rating moved? What is the trade President […] Read more »
Iowa Poll: First poll of likely caucusgoers finds Biden, Sanders, O’Rourke atop the field
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds the pole position in the first CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll among likely 2020 Democratic caucusgoers, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke joining him as the only possible candidates in the field with double-digit support. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Iowa Poll: Biden, Sanders top early look at possible Democratic hopefuls in 2020 caucuses
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders top the list of potential presidential candidates preferred by Iowa’s likely Democratic caucusgoers, reflecting their belief that it will take political experience to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020. The results are part of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll, setting the stage for […] Read more »
President Trump’s poll numbers are bad, but here’s why he could win in 2020
… A new Fox News poll finds that only 38% of voters said they would re-elect President Donald Trump if the election were held today. A majority, 55%, said they would vote for someone else. … The findings of Fox News are no surprise. The President has consistently had a […] Read more »
Sizing Up Trump’s Base
Just what are President Trump’s reelection prospects? That’s the question for which everyone has a theory but no one has a definitive answer. There are so many imponderables, including the state of the economy, the final results of Robert Mueller’s investigation, and who Democrats decide to nominate. Not knowing the […] Read more »