On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we assess the presidential contest in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. What’s different from 2016? Where is Biden’s weakness? We examine the latest NBC News/Marist Polls. Then, we go behind the “what” and look at the “why.” The Marist Poll […] Read more »
Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
President Trump announced early Friday morning that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. In this emergency edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, science writer Maggie Koerth joins the crew to discuss what’s possible going forward. FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch
President Trump’s announcement early Friday that he had contracted the coronavirus upended the presidential race in an instant, inviting significant questions about his cavalier attitude toward the pandemic and the future of his campaign just 32 days before the election. Mr. Trump had already been trailing in the polls to […] Read more »
At 46%, Trump’s Pre-Debate Job Approval Highest Since May
In Gallup polling conducted over the two weeks leading up to the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is 46%, its highest point since May. Although still short of the majority approval that incumbent presidents typically need in order to be confident of reelection, more Americans say […] Read more »
How Trump Voters View His Position on Pre-existing Conditions
… Joe Biden and Democratic candidates for Congress are campaigning heavily on the issue, arguing that another term of a Trump presidency would mean a rollback of insurance protections that are extremely popular. Mr. Biden pressed the issue at Tuesday night’s presidential debate, saying “there’s 100 million people that have […] Read more »
For Voters Still Mulling, One Thing Is Clear: That Debate Didn’t Help
“Useless.” “Ridiculous.” “Horrible.” Undecided voters approached the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. with some hope of hearing policies and plans that could help them make a decision they had been mulling for months. Instead, they listened with a mix of disgust and dismay, appalled […] Read more »