Donald Trump’s facing a wall within his party, with Republicans who don’t currently support him far more apt to prefer Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio in a two-way race — or even to favor a contested convention to block Trump’s nomination. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Will Trump Send Working-Class Whites to the Democrats?
Democrats have regularly argued that, with a robust populist pitch, winning back white working-class voters could be within reach. In 2016, there is evidence that, with the impact of Donald J. Trump on the race, that could actually happen. CONT. Andrew Levison, New York Times Read more »
Focus Group: Fox News Democratic town hall
After Dem Town Hall, Luntz Focus Group Praises ‘Human, Trustworthy’ Sanders Fox News Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read more »
Clinton Voters Like Obama More Than Sanders Supporters Do
A month ago, the talk about Hillary Clinton’s campaign was of deja vu, with Bernie Sanders adopting Barack Obama’s 2008 model to challenge her from the left. … But where some observers have stressed the continuities with the 2008 nomination fight, others see the opposite: a role reversal. In this […] Read more »
State of election markets
Donald Trump dropped from almost certain to highly likely this week on the strength of (1) Mitt Romney openly pushing to a brokered convention and (2) his surprising loss in Maine (coupled with closer than expected wins in Kentucky and Louisiana). CONT. David Rothschild, PredictWise Read more »
Battleground Tracker online poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Michigan
Donald Trump holds the lead heading into the final days before the Michigan primary, looking to extend his overall delegate lead after a string of Super Tuesday wins. Trump is at 39 percent, Ted Cruz is in second place at 24 percent and Marco Rubio and John Kasich neck-and-neck for […] Read more »