The 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep disagreements between – and within – the two parties on a range of major policy issues. But these divisions go well beyond the issues and extend to fundamentally different visions of the way that life in the United States has changed. CONT. Pew Read more »
The Presidential Primary Season: Watching Wisconsin
The battle between Donald Trump and his opponents within the GOP has moved to Wisconsin, and the stakes couldn’t be much higher: Based on our gaming out of delegate math last week, Trump may need a statewide win in the Badger State to stay on course for potentially winning a […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Trump, Cruz at New Lows in March
The primary and caucus season is taking its toll on the images of three of the major presidential candidates. Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, in particular, have suffered significant drops in their images over the past two months. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Simmering for Decades, Anger About Trade Boils Over in ’16 Election
… Anger about unbalanced trade has helped to fuel the rise of Donald J. Trump, the Republican front-runner, and the success of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in his bid for the Democratic nomination. The manifest anger also has pushed their principal rivals, Republican Senator Ted Cruz and the Democratic […] Read more »
Sanders is Best Candidate to Lead Democrats to Victory in 2016
A memo from Tulchin Research, pollsters for the Sanders campaign: With the second half of the 2016 presidential primary season upon us, Democrats must now more than ever seriously consider which prospective nominee – Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton – is best positioned to lead Democrats to victory in November. […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Faces Tougher Terrain After a Big Week
… To get to a majority, not counting superdelegates, Mr. Sanders now needs more than 56 percent of the remaining pledged delegates. It might not look too daunting after he just won at least 70 percent of the vote in five states. But the remaining states aren’t especially welcoming for […] Read more »