The Gamble

Long before COVID-19 or the economic collapse that followed in its wake, President Trump gambled his re-election prospects on the assumption that his base would be enough to ensure his re-election. Since the first days of his presidency, Trump rewarded those who already liked or voted for him and ignored […] Read more »

Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll

Most voters in the battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Iowa feel President Trump set a bad example for the nation during his own recent battle with the coronavirus, handling things in a way they call irresponsible. More voters say it made them feel angry rather than feel confident, and […] Read more »

Washington Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump

With little more than three weeks remaining until Election Day, President Trump is in a race against the clock as he continues to trail former vice president Joe Biden by double digits, his standing driven down by distrust on the issue of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Washington Post-ABC […] Read more »

Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide

Joe Biden holds a 17-point lead over Donald Trump in trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, powering the Democrat to a double-digit advantage in vote preference with the presidential election three weeks away. In the aftermath of his own COVID-19 diagnosis, two-thirds of […] Read more »

Pennsylvania emerges as ‘tipping-point’ battleground for Biden and Trump — before and after Election Day

Both parties are increasingly focused on the pivotal — and potentially messy — role that Pennsylvania could play in deciding the outcome of the presidential race. … Both sides now see Pennsylvania, with 20 electoral college votes, as a must-win prize on the path to the 270 needed to win […] Read more »