Candidates make their case to voters in key primary states with just 4 days to go until the next debate. ABC News Read more »
Warren gains, Harris slips — and the room for movement is vast
A gain for Elizabeth Warren and a slip in support for Kamala Harris place Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Warren atop the field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, days in advance of the Sept. 12 Democratic debate in Houston, sponsored by ABC and Univision. The poll finds Biden, […] Read more »
How Joe Biden attracts both black voters and racially ‘resentful’ voters
By many measures, the two major political parties are moving in opposite directions when it comes to racism and sexism. As researchers have repeatedly documented, anti-black prejudice, anti-immigrant attitudes and sexism divided Democratic and Republican voters in 2016 more sharply than ever before — with people with stronger racist and […] Read more »
Inside the next 5 months of 2020 Democratic campaign, before voters have their say
… The Democratic primary campaign, which remained remarkably stable throughout the summer, is suddenly entering a new period of uncertainty. Many voters say they are just beginning to pay close attention to the race, signaling the potential for a far more volatile campaign season this fall. Interviews with voters, campaign […] Read more »
Elizabeth Warren Narrows Joe Biden Lead Among Democrats: IBD/TIPP Poll
Joe Biden remains the Democratic front-runner, but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped to within four points of the former vice president in September’s IBD/TIPP Poll. Biden remained the surest choice in the 2020 election vs. President Donald Trump, with a 12-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup. Warren had a narrow […] Read more »
It’s now Biden, Warren, Sanders — and everyone else
The bottom is falling out of the Democratic presidential primary. And the top-tier — no longer five candidates, but three — is becoming more insurmountable. For more than a year, Democrats had approached their nominating contest with a widely-shared belief that — like Republicans in the earliest stages of their […] Read more »