Tuesday’s primary contest in Wisconsin saw trailing presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Bernie Sanders pick up much-needed double-digits wins over their front-running rivals. For a closer look at what these victories could mean for the road ahead, Judy Woodruff talks to Ronald Brownstein of Atlantic Media and Dante […] Read more »
25% of Sanders voters would shun Clinton
Even if she eventually vanquishes Bernie Sanders in the primaries, Hillary Clinton might have serious trouble winning over his voters. One out of four Sanders supporters– 25 percent – say they would not back Clinton in a general election if she became the Democratic nominee for president, while just 69 […] Read more »
On (From) Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s state motto is “Forward.” On Tuesday night, the Badger State’s voters uttered it as a command to both party’s nominating contests. Instead of voting to bring the nominating season closer to a conclusion by backing Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the two current leaders, Wisconsin strongly supported Bernie Sanders […] Read more »
5 numbers that explain the Wisconsin results
Ted Cruz consolidated Wisconsin GOP primary voters who wanted to stop Donald Trump in Tuesday night’s presidential primary, winning nearly half the vote – and the vast majority of highly prized delegates to this summer’s national convention. In the Democratic primary, Bernie Sanders romped over Hillary Clinton to maintain his […] Read more »
What the exit polling says about how Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders won Wisconsin
This was a difficult night for Donald Trump — not just because he lost the Wisconsin Republican primary to Ted Cruz — but because he significantly underperformed among groups of voters who had been his strongest supporters to this point. CONT. Stanley Feldman (Stony Brook), CBS News Read more »
Wisconsin exit poll: Trump sees a ceiling, while Sanders finds his sweet spot
Anti-Donald Trump voters coalesced around Ted Cruz in the Wisconsin presidential primary, raising the specter of a ceiling for the GOP frontrunner. In the Democratic race, young voters and men handed Bernie Sanders a fresh chance to exploit Hillary Clinton’s vulnerabilities on style and substance alike. CONT. Gary Langer, Gregory […] Read more »