The belief that he could fare best against President Trump is currently propelling Joe Biden in the early Democratic nomination race by two measures — vote preference, and the delegates that would come with them. But others — including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders — are in the mix, at […] Read more »
California’s Democratic Presidential Primary Race A Wide Open Affair
Likely voters in California’s pivotal March 3, 2020 Democratic primary currently are dividing their preferences across five main presidential contenders. Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a slim four-point advantage at 22%, followed by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at 18%, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (17%),California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (13%) […] Read more »
Democrats are betting big on big plans for 2020
Go big or go home might be the new motto for the Democrats’ sprawling cast of 2020 presidential contenders. At a moment when the country remains closely divided between the two major political parties, the 2020 Democrats are rushing to propose expansive and expensive proposals that envision massive change in […] Read more »
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the top political news stories, including the latest Iowa poll numbers on 2020 Democratic candidates, potential “warning signs” for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and another round of Mueller report hearings on Capitol Hill, […] Read more »
The latest Iowa poll means more than you might think
… [W]hen it comes to Iowa polls, the Register poll (now conducted with CNN) has long had a sterling reputation, and on Saturday evening, the latest iteration of that survey was released. … Former vice president Joe Biden leads the field with 24 percent. (That may not sound like a […] Read more »
Biden leads, with Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg in tight race for second, CNN’s Iowa poll shows
Our new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom’s new Iowa caucuses poll conducted by Selzer and Co. shows Joe Biden at 24%, Bernie Sanders at 16%, Elizabeth Warren at 15%, Pete Buttigieg at 14% and Kamala Harris at 7% among likely caucusgoers. It’s the first high quality Iowa poll conducted since Biden entered […] Read more »