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Who Won The South Carolina Democratic Debate?

Seven candidates participated in Tuesday’s debate, hosted by CBS News in Charleston, South Carolina. With the state’s primary looming this Saturday, the stakes were high, and we once again partnered with Ipsos to track how the debate affected likely primary voters’ feelings about the candidates. CONT. FiveThirtyEight Read more »

Sanders could not beat Trump simply by mobilizing turnout. Here’s why.

Bernie Sanders, the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination after his commanding victory in Nevada on Saturday, often says the principal reason he can beat President Donald Trump in a general election is that he will massively increase voter turnout. But very few Democratic strategists, from across the ideological […] Read more »

Undecided first, Bernie Sanders second in Crosscut/Elway WA primary poll

Sen. Bernie Sanders and “undecided” would be equally likely to win the Washington Democratic presidential primary if “undecided” were a choice on the ballot, according to results from a new Crosscut/Elway Poll conducted days before ballots were mailed. CONT. Donna Gordon Blankinship, Crosscut Read more »

South Carolina debate watchers most impressed by Sanders and Biden

It was a debate that viewers said brought clarity, but in which most viewers said the candidates spent more time criticizing each other than making the case for themselves. And Democratic debate viewers said national front-runner Bernie Sanders impressed them the most of any candidate, followed closely by Joe Biden […] Read more »

Why The Establishment Can’t Bank On ‘Moderate’ Voters Consolidating Against Sanders

At this point in the Democratic primary, none of the moderate alternatives to Sen. Bernie Sanders has risen above the rest. Sanders has emerged from the first three voting contests as the race’s progressive front-runner, and voters who think Sanders is too liberal are still left with several choices. It […] Read more »