Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has soared and former Vice President Joe Biden has crashed in national preference for the Democratic nomination for president, while the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary helped to clear some running room for a candidate who’s not yet been on the ballot: former New York […] Read more »
Sanders Leads in California’s Democratic Presidential Primary
With two weeks until California’s presidential primary, a new PPIC statewide survey shows Bernie Sanders leading all other candidates. Sanders is the choice of 32 percent of Democratic primary likely voters, with 14 percent for Joe Biden, 13 percent for Elizabeth Warren, 12 percent for Michael Bloomberg, and 12 percent […] Read more »
Sanders Leads The Field, Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Debate
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened up a double-digit lead in the Democratic nominating contest, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Sanders has 31% support nationally, up 9 points since December, the last time the poll asked about Democratic voters’ preferences. His next closest contender has 19%. But that […] Read more »
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders opens up double-digit national lead in primary race
Sen. Bernie Sanders has jumped out to a double-digit national lead in the Democratic presidential contest after his victory in New Hampshire’s primary and his second-place finish for delegates in Iowa’s disorganized caucuses, while former Vice President Joe Biden has seen his support drop by 11 points since his disappointing […] Read more »
Bloomberg qualifies for debate, Sanders leads ahead of Nevada caucuses
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is second only to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the latest poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist, surging ahead of most Democratic rivals among left-leaning voters and essentially guaranteeing him a spot on this week’s presidential debate stage. CONT. Laura Santhanam, PBS […] Read more »
The presidential contest turns to African American and Latino voters. For some candidates, that’s a problem.
… After two contests in states with overwhelmingly white electorates, the Democratic presidential primaries are moving into a broader and more diverse landscape where Latino and African American voters play a potentially decisive role — and are up for grabs. Just as more voters of color are poised to assert […] Read more »