Positive views of Donald Trump have doubled since his controversial comments on immigration, although many more Americans still dislike rather than like him, now by nearly a 2-1 margin — and his negatives have soared among Hispanics, a sought-after group in national politics. CONT. Gregory Holyk, ABC News ABC US […] Read more »
Why the Democratic nomination race won’t be a Clinton coronation
If you thought the 2016 Democratic race would be a coronation, think again. Divisions in the party are emerging. Just like the ones we’ve seen before. Almost every contest for the Democratic presidential nomination ends up as a race between a progressive and a populist. Progressive candidates are inspirational. They […] Read more »
Class or Ideology? My Conversation With Bernie Sanders
“Everything I’m telling you may end up being wrong,” Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator seeking the Democratic nomination for president, said early in our conversation on Thursday. I had written an article concluding he had slim chances of winning the nomination, based on the limits of his ideological appeal. Mr. […] Read more »
Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern
The Buzz about Bernie has taken hold on the Democratic side of the 2016 campaign, and it’s easy to see why. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is drawing huge crowds and great poll numbers in the first two states to vote, Iowa and New Hampshire. … Despite what we’ve just said, […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders: The Latest Version of Howard Dean
Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders’ poll numbers in New Hampshire have reporters taking notice and progressive Democrats excited: Bernie is surging! … But Sanders (or anyone else now in the Democratic race) isn’t a serious threat to Clinton, who continues to be held in high regard by strong Democratic constituencies. … […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders Could Win Iowa And New Hampshire. Then Lose Everywhere Else.
… I estimate that 54 percent of the voters in the New Hampshire Democratic primary were white liberals in 2008. That’s the second-highest figure in the country, after Vermont (59 percent). In the Iowa caucus, meanwhile, white liberals made up 50 percent; that put the state in a tie with […] Read more »