For all the talk about the strength of Hillary Clinton’s coalition against Sanders, it’s not much different from the one she put together in 2008. The one (and very important) exception is her strength today among African-American voters. CONT. Amy Walter, Cook Political Report Read more »
Joe Biden: No Money, Weak Polls, but Still Clinton’s Toughest Rival
Vice President Joe Biden has less support in the polls than Bernie Sanders and hasn’t raised a single dollar for a presidential campaign. Yet if Mr. Biden does decide to seek the presidency, he will pose a greater challenge to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. In Mr. Biden, Mrs. […] Read more »
How Did the Democrats Become Favorites of the Rich?
… The gulf between the two parties on socially fraught issues like abortion, immigration, same-sex marriage and voting rights remains vast. On economic issues, however, the Democratic Party has inched closer to the policy positions of conservatives, stepping back from championing the needs of working men and women, of the […] Read more »
Why Hillary Clinton Feels Safe Running To The Left Of Bernie Sanders On Guns
Democrats get dyspeptic trying to understand why, despite the large majorities of Americans who favor specific gun control laws, Congress has done nothing. But the answer to that conundrum also explains why Hillary Clinton felt free to propose stronger gun controls than Bernie Sanders has. CONT. Marc Ambinder, FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Sanders Outperforms Clinton in General Election Matchups in IA, NH
Hillary Clinton has always been viewed as the Democrats’ best general-election candidate. But new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of Iowa and New Hampshire show that Bernie Sanders outperforms Clinton in those two general-election battleground states. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Trump Still Leads in IA and NH, But Loses Ground
Donald Trump remains ahead in the early Republican nominating contests of Iowa and New Hampshire, but his lead has shrunk from a month ago, according to brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of these two states. … Meanwhile, in the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton maintains her lead in Iowa, and […] Read more »