If Democrats are going to have a realistic shot of winning the Senate, they will have to win the races in two of the states with primaries on Tuesday: Arizona and Florida. If they lose either one, their chance to win the Senate goes down precipitously. Democrats have an uphill […] Read more »
In most of the country, McCain is being lauded as a hero. On Arizona’s GOP campaign trail, he’s a pariah.
It’s possible to imagine a world in which Sen. John McCain’s illness and death in office would send all three Republican candidates for Arizona’s other U.S. Senate seat racing to praise him and stake some claim to his immense legacy. … The reality is not even close. … The Arizona […] Read more »
John McCain Well-Known, Well-Liked for Much of His Career
The late U.S. Sen. John McCain was one of the best-known and best-liked U.S. politicians of this political era. Gallup tracked Americans’ views of McCain periodically beginning in 1999. McCain’s favorable rating stood above 50% most of the time but started below it in 1999, when he was not a […] Read more »
John McCain Was A Maverick — And A Politician
John McCain, the senator from Arizona, passed away from brain cancer on Saturday at the age of 81. He weathered the sharp attacks from opponents and voters that all politicians do, but his burnish of authenticity, increasingly rare in public figures, spoke to our American ideal of independence, and his […] Read more »
Poll shows growing influence of ‘Outdoor Voting Bloc’ in Western swing states
A new Winning the West 2018 poll released today by the Center for Western Priorities shows the growing influence of the “Outdoor Voting Bloc” in Mountain West swing states. The Winning the West 2018 poll — conducted for the second consecutive election cycle in Colorado, Montana and Nevada, and for […] Read more »
Election 2018: Arizona, Florida & Ohio
The Marist Poll and NBC News are at it, again – polling hotly contested midterm election contests. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the team breaks down the meaning behind the numbers. Which demographic groups are emerging as influential? Are notable proportions of voters persuadable? How do opinions of President […] Read more »