June’s Democratic debates seem to bear out the conclusion offered in my last column — primary debates can have more impact than general election confrontations. Pundits and polls agree that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) had an excellent night. The commentariat didn’t need any numbers to declare her the winner, but […] Read more »
Castro and Harris emerge from first debate as leading candidates with Latinos
Julian Castro and Kamala Harris impressed Latinos most during the first 2020 Democratic presidential debates in late June, according to Univision’s post-debate survey. Harris and Castro jumped to the top of the rankings and join Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as the four Democratic candidates viewed most favorably by Latinos. […] Read more »
What we know after the first Democratic debate
In the wake of the first Democratic debates, polling anarchy has erupted. There have been six post-debate surveys. Three place support for Joe Biden, the putative leader of the pack, in the low 20s with other candidates nipping at his heels. Three others put him at 30 percent or above, […] Read more »
Warren and Harris Rise in Democratic Primary, Challenging Male Front-Runners
When Beth Krerowicz began reviewing the platoon of Democratic presidential candidates, her first instinct was to back Joseph R. Biden Jr., whom she saw as the strongest opponent to President Trump. But recently, Ms. Krerowicz, 58, began to have second thoughts. … Ms. Krerowicz, an executive assistant who is between […] Read more »
Aided by a strong economy, Trump approval rises, but a majority also see him as ‘unpresidential’
Aided by a strong economy and perceptions that he has dealt with it effectively, President Trump’s approval rating has risen to the highest point of his presidency, though a slight majority of Americans continue to say they disapprove of his performance in office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. […] Read more »
Trump reaches career-high approval, yet faces a range of reelection risks
Bolstered by a strong economy, Donald Trump reached the highest job approval rating of his career in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll and runs competitively for reelection against four of five possible Democratic contenders. Yet he remains broadly unpopular across personal and professional measures, marking his vulnerabilities in the […] Read more »